Force of Fire by Ali Vali

Author:Ali Vali [Vali, Ali]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635550481
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2018-05-28T16:00:00+00:00

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Leonardo sat and ate with Charlie and glanced at his phone every so often. When the damn thing finally buzzed, he smiled at his host and excused himself to go outside. “Did you find him?” he asked in Spanish, recognizing the number of one of his men. Leonardo had been in this place too long and was ready to go home to his young wife.

“Those two women went in, but they never came out. We’ve been waiting, and the line out of customs has slowed, and there’s no sign of Petchel. Are you sure you didn’t tell them anything?”

“I know my job, and remember that you work for me, not Alejandro. Richoux must have planned on the welcoming committee, so come back and tell the others to try to surround the house without giving these people a chance to fight back. I want this done and Petchel back in our control by tonight.” He glanced up at the window of Charlie’s place, expecting to see him there, but the blinds were unmoved. Whoever these people were, they didn’t know crap about how to defend themselves.

“Are you sure you want us to leave?”

“They’re not there, and we can’t take the chance Petchel will say anything until I have some backup, so get going.”

“Problems?” Charlie asked when he entered again.

“No, but would you mind if we went back up to the house? I’d like to talk to Ms. Richoux’s partner before they get back.” He needed to be close to the little blonde and the other woman to take control of the situation. Kendal Richoux would do whatever he asked her to when she saw a gun trained on her bitch.

“Sure, but Piper’s going to want to wait for Kendal. We can wait for her inside, though, if that’ll make you more comfortable.”

“I’m just worried about Oscar. His father had faith that I’d keep him safe, so until I see him, I’m not going to relax.” He tried his best to convey worry and emotion, and Charlie nodded, so he relaxed and placed his hands on his waist. The feel of his gun secure in the holster at his back made him smile.

Piper was sitting at Kendal’s desk when they got into the house, and she waved them in without really looking up from what she was doing. “If you give me a minute, I need to approve some contracts for the shipyard,” she said as she typed sporadically. When he started to touch the sword on the desk she flattened her hand over it and shook her head. “Sorry. You can look but don’t touch. It’s a new one, and Kendal’s a little protective.”

“She’s a collector?” The weapon was beautiful, and the etchings on the blade were like none he’d ever seen. Whoever had made it was a master craftsman.

“A collector and a master swordswoman,” Piper said, her hand not moving. “If you ask her when she comes back, I’m sure she’d be happy to show you.”

It would take

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