Total pages in book: 46
Estimated words: 41869 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 209(@200wpm)___ 167(@250wpm)___ 140(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 41869 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 209(@200wpm)___ 167(@250wpm)___ 140(@300wpm)
“What’s he after?”
“I’m not at liberty to share that at this time.” Who the fuck was this guy?
“Does that mean you don’t know?”
“I always know.” That caused a few raised brows in the room.
“Mancini, Logan here, we already guessed that The Fox wasn’t coming here behind this, so you’re not telling us anything new here. I’m pretty sure you knew that already so what’s the real reason for your call?”
There was a snicker and then throat clearing. “Look behind you gentlemen.” We all turned to look at the door and saw Lyon’s daughter hiding there.
“Catalina what are you doing in here?”
“I was here first daddy.” She had a doll in her lap as she sat quietly in the corner.
“Go find your mother and not a word or the doll gets it.” We all watched her take her sweet time leaving, throwing looks over her shoulder as she went.
“You mind telling me how you knew she was in here?” Lyon asked the question on all our minds. The connecting door slid open and he was just there. “How the fuck did you get in my house?” The fucker smirked at Lyon.
“Gentlemen, if you want my help we’ve got work to do.” We all looked at each other, this was some spook shit. “I still wanna know how you got in here.” Lyon was pissed and rightfully so. The place was like Fort Knox and yet this guy got through.
“How I got here is of no consequence and yes Lyon I know for a man like you that’s hard to swallow, but it’s just gonna have to do for now. Now, Khalil, the Porters, the fuck up.” He looked at me when he said that and I wondered how the fuck he’d overheard our first conference call.
“Are you a spook?” Lyon confronted him but we all wanted to know.
“Since we don’t know each other I’d try not to see that as an insult. What I am is not important for now, but you can Google me, I’m a restaurateur.”
“My ass.” Logan wasn’t looking too pleased. It felt like something ‘other’ was in the room with us. Mancini just smiled and pulled up a seat like he owned the place.
I sized him up, taking everything in. He was well dressed, well groomed and very polished. He spoke with a cultured voice and I guess anyone meeting him on the road would see exactly what he portrayed to the world. A businessman.
“I have to be gone in about an hour so if there’re any questions let’s get them out of the way.”
“Why? You’ll just tell us they’re of no consequence.”
“Justice, how are you?”
“I’m cool, nice to finally meet the man behind the name, now you wanna tell us what the fuck we’re dealing with here?”
He studied every man in the room without saying a word and I guess that was too much for Lyon. “Bro put up or get to wherever the fuck you need to be early. I don’t have time for games and I sure as fuck don’t have any to waste. I get it, you’re good at whatever the fuck it is you do, but so am I, and every man in this room. Your name came from someone I trust, that’s the only reason I haven’t capped your ass for sneaking into my house.”
He grinned and looked at Lyon’s watch. “Your little toy there told you the minute I breeched. I wasn’t expecting a civilian to have such technology, that one slipped right by me.” All eyes turned to Lyon but wasn’t giving anything up.
“That ought to teach you to go playing around in other people’s backyards.” Lyon whistled and his boys Jared and Tommy came out of their hiding places. “We’re cool go keep an eye on the women we’ll be out soon.”
“So what do you have for us Mancini? Our women aren’t the most patient bunch.” Connor was cool as a cucumber as he held up the wall.
“What I have is a conspiracy. These players are into more shit than a little bit. We have trafficking, sex slaves, pedophilic rings, murder and espionage. What you boys walked into goes way beyond what’s going on-on the waterfront in that little town of yours.”
“How much did you know about your commander?” He turned his attention to the SEALs who all stepped towards him like they were ready to tear him apart. “He was clean, I don’t give a fuck what you think you know that much we do know. So if you’re here to sell us anything different you can get fucked.”
“Take it easy Tyler, I’m inclined to agree with you. I asked because he had more than you’ve found. He was killed…”
“You know this for a fact?” It was Logan’s turn to move on him. I knew the commander, knew he was one of the good guys so I understood how they felt.