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Chapter 46
Chapter 46Sophia heard about the warehouse before Diego's people even finished cleaning up the mess. Oscar called her the moment he was safely back at his apartment, his voice still shaking with adrenaline as he explained what happened."They shot at his men," Sophia repeated, pacing her bedroom with the phone pressed hard against her ear. "In broad daylight, Oscar. Do you understand what that does to us?""I didn't tell them to open fire," Oscar snapped back. "That was their call, not mine.""It doesn't matter whose call it was. It's done. Now Miguel has proof someone dangerous is connected to you, even if he can't prove it's connected to me yet." She pressed her fingers against her temple, feeling the beginning of a headache. "This was supposed to look like bad luck and bad investments. Not gunfire.""What do you want me to do?""Stay away from anyone connected to that warehouse until I say otherwise," Sophia said. "And whatever you do, don't panic. Panic makes mistakes.""I'm not
Chapter 45
Chapter 45Miguel hadn't gone home. He sat in the security office with Jake's torn jeans still visible in his mind, the image of the shattered rear windshield Theo had pulled up on the monitor an hour earlier. Nobody had died. That was the only piece of good news in the entire report."Talk me through it again," Miguel said, though he'd already heard it twice.Jake sat across from him, a mug of coffee untouched in his hands. "I got too close. I know. I heard them say three weeks, heard Oscar arguing with the older guy about the lawyers, and then I made noise and they came out shooting.""They didn't hesitate," Nathan added. "Not for a second. Straight to guns."Miguel rubbed his jaw. "That tells us something. These aren't men worried about witnesses or police. They're confident enough to open fire on a public street over surveillance.""Which means?" Theo asked from the doorway."Which means whatever they're building toward, they think it's close enough to finish that a few loose ends
Chapter 44
Chapter 44Jake had a bad feeling the moment Oscar's car turned toward the industrial district again instead of the gym. Nathan felt it too, both of them quiet as they trailed at a careful distance, the streets growing emptier the farther they drove from the mansion's neighborhood."Same warehouse?" Nathan asked."Looks like it," Jake said, lifting the camera as Oscar's car slowed near the familiar lot.But this time, two other cars were already parked there, and more men stood waiting outside the warehouse doors than either of them had seen before. Jake's stomach tightened."That's a lot of company for a quiet meeting," Nathan muttered."Pull back," Jake said. "Park up the street. I don't like this."Nathan eased the car into a spot behind a row of dumpsters, far enough to stay hidden, close enough to watch. Through the zoom lens, Jake counted five men total, including Oscar and the man from before. One of them carried himself differently than the rest,
Chapter 43
Chapter 43Judy arrived at the mansion without calling ahead, something she did often enough that James had long since stopped asking whether Sophia expected her. She found Sophia and Amy in the smaller lounge, an unfinished puzzle spread across the coffee table between them, one of the strange, quiet hobbies Sophia had picked up since coming back and calling boring."A puzzle," Judy said, dropping onto the couch. "How thrilling.""It's relaxing," Sophia said without looking up."It's for people with nothing else to do." Judy plucked a piece from the pile and turned it over lazily. "Speaking of which, Amy, how's the apartment? Still smells like the neighbor's cooking through the walls?"Amy's cheeks colored slightly. "It's fine, Judy.""I'm sure it is." Judy tossed the puzzle piece back down, uninterested. "Sophia, tell me you have something more interesting planned than cardboard shapes."Sophia smiled, setting a completed section of sky aside. "Actually
Chapter 42
Chapter 42Diego's study smelled the same as it always did, cigars and old whiskey soaked into the walls, but the mood in the room had shifted since the last time Pedro and Manuel had stood before him. There was no wine tonight, no relaxed grin. Diego paced behind his desk, phone pressed to his ear, his voice clipped and low."You're telling me they're following him," Diego said, "and you're only telling me now?"On the other end, the man from the warehouse offered an answer Pedro couldn't hear, but whatever it was didn't satisfy Diego. He ended the call abruptly and set the phone down hard on the desk."Oscar's being tailed," Diego announced to the room. "Alejandro's people picked up on the warehouse meeting."Javier, seated near the window with a glass of wine he'd barely touched, straightened slightly. "How much do they know?""Enough to be suspicious," Diego said. "Not enough to prove anything yet. But Miguel Torres doesn't strike me as a man who lets sus
Chapter 41
Chapter 41Martin had worked the front gate without a single complaint against his name. He kept his uniform pressed, his log book neat, and treated every guest with the same polite professionalism regardless of how they treated him back. It was a point of quiet pride for him, one of the few things in his life he could point to and say he'd done well.Oscar had chipped away at that pride steadily over the past few days, small comments here and there about how slow the gate was, how unnecessary the checks seemed for someone Sophia had personally invited. Martin had swallowed each one, reminding himself it wasn't worth losing his job over a man who wouldn't be around forever.That morning, Oscar arrived earlier than usual, tapping his fingers impatiently against the wheel while Martin ran the standard check on his identification, a formality required for every visitor regardless of how many times they'd been through before."You know who I am," Oscar said, not botherin
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