Chapter 9
“It has to be someone from your past. There just doesn’t seem to be anyone that you and your uncle have in common who is part of an organized crime syndicate,” Cash sated, as he, Zane, Al, Hudson, and Jagger sat around the living room. Adelina was talking with Nash, Riker, Stone, and Emerson in the small kitchen.
They were hoping to go over conversations she’d had with Raymond that could be a clue to who this guy really was.
“We didn’t recognize Raymond and neither did our uncle. You sent him a picture last week, right, Flynn?” Jett asked his brother and Flynn nodded, but he kept looking over his shoulder toward the kitchen. Neither of them liked having Adelina out of sight.
Just then Adelina and the guys emerged.
“Go ahead and tell them the story that Raymond told you,” Nash said as she walked into the room. Jett held out his hand for her to take a seat on his lap next to him and Flynn. She chose to stand.
“He mentioned something about a drug cartel, and working with some big shot manufacturer in Colombia. He said that the operation was exposed, and they all thought there were hundreds of police or government agents raiding the location. Instead there were four, and a small but resourceful group of soldiers.”
Jett and Flynn locked gazes. Flynn stood up.
“Peter and Viper,” he whispered.
“Shit, those are your two friends that you lost a few weeks ago, right?” Zane asked.
“Yeah, who just so happened to be on that mission in Columbia,” Flynn replied.
Stone whistled. “Holy shit. This fucking guy got away and has been looking to seek reven
ge?” he asked.
“Who got away? Do you guys remember?” Cash asked.
“Yeah. The main drug lord, Vasquez, was found decapitated three weeks later by local police,” Flynn said.
“Shit,” Zane added.
“Yeah and Raul, his main guy who ran the operations, disappeared.” Flynn said.
“But we heard he was picked up by the financial backers to their manufactory. Those people, whoever they were, would be pissed. We figured he was dead and the government felt that our job was complete and successful,” Jett added.
Adelina covered her mouth.
She turned away a moment. Jett grabbed her hand and pulled her against his side. “What is it?”
He rubbed his hand gently up and down her arm. She shivered.
“Raymond told me that he was captured by men who wanted to hurt him, interrogate him, and that he learned a lot about interrogation tactics and getting people to talk. What he did to me, he learned—”
“Shh, baby, don’t.” Jett pulled her between his legs and hugged her to him. Flynn stood up and caressed her shoulder.
“Raymond must be this guy from then. Do you remember what that guy Raul looked like?” Jagger asked. They all looked pretty upset about what happened to Adelina.
“He didn’t look like him, but I suppose he could be about the same height, bigger build now,” Flynn said.
“Well, he’s obviously not going by Raul whatever his last name was. We checked the last name that show up on his driver’s license and accounts. They’re aliases,” Zane told them.
“So the government knows about the situation fully now?” Flynn asked.
“We called the commander and notified those who needed to be notified. We’ll figure out who he is,” Cash said.
“He must have had some major plastic surgery done to look completely different,” Hudson stated aloud.
“That’s not uncommon. Many criminals, who have the money, would go to such extents to stay hidden. This is another man we have a real name for but not a real face,” Jett stated.