“Maybe Raymond, or Raul, is Margliado?” Adelina whispered. They all just stared at her, and then at one another.
“Oh, shit,” Hudson stated.
“Wait, but how would Raul know your uncle and want revenge on him?” Cash asked.
“I think we need to speak with our uncle and find out who he’s pissed off lately. You guys know that we don’t involve ourselves with family members who partake in certain activities that may seem illegal, right?” Flynn asked, and they chuckled.
“Everyone knows that you have connections and relatives in the mafia. You’ve never done any of the shit they do, and you certainly have proven your character by being federal agents and being the men you are today. So no questions asked. Let’s just find out where we can grab this asshole and take him out,” Zane stated.
“I’m in,” Stone said, and then the others added similar responses.
Jett and Flynn smiled and then Jett gave Adelina a squeeze.
“You’re pretty smart. Do you know that?” he asked her. She smiled.
“I hope I’m right. I hope you guys can catch him and we can get things back to normal.”
“Us, too,” Flynn said and squeezed her shoulder.
Chapter 10
“The Greysons and company just arrived at their uncle’s place,” Sergio told Raymond.
“Perfect. And Adelina?”
“She is well guarded at the club by their friends. I’m surprised that they left her at all.”
“I’m not. They have probably put together who I am. They may not be certain, but if Adelina is as smart as I believe she is, she told them about our conversations and put it together herself.”
“So aren’t you worried that they’ll get the fed’s involved?”
“Not at all. I’ll be out of here with Adelina by tonight. Just follow the plan. Set those explosions off, cause the fire and the evacuation at both places. Eliminate the two men guarding Kaitlin and Bryer, and bring them to the place we discussed.”
“You really think sending them on a wild goose chase will work?”
“I always have a plan, Sergio. I’ve thought about this for years. It will work. Just be sure to get your ass to the heliport on time or I’ll leave without you.”
“Yeah, right. I’ll be there. I don’t want to go through an interrogation by those guys. Fuck that.”
“Then move. The copter leaves at nine.”
* * * *
“You’re right. You might as well get some work done while you’re here. Just stay where we can see you,” Al told Adelina.
“Of course,” she stated.
“Hey, kiddo, you holding up?” Murph asked Adelina as she came behind the bar and grabbed the clipboard and inventory list. Her cell phone indicated that she’d missed two messages.
“I guess so.”
“I’m sorry to hear that the guy you were seeing was such an asshole.” He lowered his eyes to wipe out the mug he just washed.
“No, you’re not. You didn’t like him from the start,” she replied.
He stared at her very seriously and then he smiled. “That’s because I knew you were meant for the bosses. If they just got their heads out of their asses sooner, then you wouldn’t have gotten hurt at all.”
“Lower your voice. I don’t exactly want the other staff to know about this.”