Their Masquerade (The American Soldier Collection 6)

“What deal? What in God’s name are you talking about?”

“You’re my key, my ticket to millions and to freedom. Armando wants you. He has since he beat your fucking brother to a pulp and slit his fucking neck.”

“Armando did that?”

“You stupid bitch. You’re the icing on the cake. I deliver you, and the deal goes through. DeLacruz gets his weapons delivered and he gets you.”

She was shocked, still very confused but shocked. She tried to wrap her brain around what Randy had just told her, but ultimately it was the fact that he worked for Armando and DeLacruz, that he knew DeLacruz and Armando had killed her brother, and that she was part of the a deal with weapons. But she needed answers.

“I’m not going with you. You’re fucking crazy. I don’t even know DeLacruz. Why would he want me? Who the fuck is getting the weapons, Randy? Where is this happening?” she asked and he held her arm as he walked her down the vacant hallway.

“Don’t you worry. It’s my deal, my money. I’ll be a rich man living in another country and you’ll be Armando’s sex toy.”

“You knew he killed Michael. You helped him with these deals while you were still an agent with the government?”

“What can I say? Government pay sucks. Now move. DeLacruz expects you to be delivered to his room so he can fly you out on his private jet.”

She pulled her arm from his grasp.

“You know what, Randy? You’re an asshole and I’m so glad that Michael told me to watch out for his friends. I’m also glad he taught me so much.”

“Taught you what? Shut up and move.” She was so angry, so disgusted, that she decked him. Straight out into his nose she punched him. His head snapped back and then she swept his feet out from under him, and watched him fall to the ground.

“Mariah?”

She heard her name and turned to see Sienna.

“Oh, God, Sienna, please come help me,” Mariah said as she ran over to Axel. He was moaning. Thank God he was still alive.

“Leave him. Come with me,” Sienna said.

“No. I can’t. There’s things going on here that I can’t explain. That man over there was going to take me. He works for someone who killed my brother. It’s a long story but—”

Mariah stopped taking as Sienna stared down at her. “I’m sorry, Mariah. But I love Marco, Giano, and Salvatore.”

Mariah sensed the presence behind her, but it was too late as the needle pierced her neck, and then darkness overtook her vision.

Chapter 13

“Fuck! He’ll kill her. He’ll fucking take her out of here and kill her,” L.T. yelled as they looked over the surveillance videos from the estate. The place was now swarming with Federal agents. They had Sienna, Marco, Giano, and Salvatore in custody. Mariah had beaten up Randy, who’d turned out to be working for DeLacruz. They were all messing with Mariah’s head and trying to get her away from L.T. and his team.

“We’re running out of time. I don’t care who DeLacruz is. We know that Armando and Manchenso are doing some sort of deal tomorrow. We locate them and we monitor their movements,” L.T. told the agents in charge of the case.

“L.T., Randy is talking,” Deacon stated.

“Talking? How? I thought he was pleading the fucking fifth, that pussy.”

“Axel has his own special style of interrogation.”

L.T. smiled.

“Your man shouldn’t be doing that. We don’t need some lawyer coming in here and getting that guy off because of police brutality or some shit,” the uptight agent with them stated.

“Axel doesn’t work for the government. He’s just a man wanting answers about his woman,” L.T. told the agent and then Sandman smiled.

They walked out of the room.

“We’ve got Armando and Manchenso’s locations,” Sandman informed him.