Frailty of Things by Schultz Tamsen

Author:Schultz, Tamsen [Schultz, Tamsen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Booktrope
Published: 2015-01-14T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

DREW LOOKED at the other two men, but Kit kept her eyes fixed on him. If anyone was going to tell her everything, it was him. And sure enough, after a long pause, he sat back in his chair and made himself comfortable.

“Alexi Kašović has been hunted for years, decades even, ever since the end of the Balkan War. There have been sightings of him here and there, but by the time anyone could be mobilized to do anything, he was in the wind. We’ve had a couple of confirmed reports indicating that, on occasion, he will hire out his services. We’re not sure what motivates him—”

“Money, most likely,” Caleb interjected.

Drew gave a single nod then continued. “Most likely, yes, but since we don’t have a bead on his finances or even where he’s living, it’s not something we can confirm.”

Kit digested this bit of information as she took a sip of her tea. So far it meant little to her, and she said so.

“And it shouldn’t mean anything to you,” Garret interjected before Drew picked up his narrative again.

“But it will,” Drew said. “We’re not sure why, but given what we know about Maria Costello’s recent movements, as well as some interesting financial transactions we’ve tracked, we think she’s hired him to kill you.”

His bald statement washed over Kit for a long moment before it receded into her brain and actually registered. She blinked. “You think she,” Kit said, pointing to the woman in the picture, “wants to kill me?”

Drew gave another nod.

“But why would she want to kill me, and how would you even know that?” Kit pressed.

Drew frowned and dropped his gaze to the pictures. After a moment, he spoke again, “I’m not actually sure why she seems to want you dead, but as to how we know, well, we have enough information to consider it an option. All credible, of course,” he added.

Kit cast them all a skeptical glance. “What exactly is it that is ‘credible’—the information you have or the theory of her wanting to kill me?”

“The latter,” Drew answered immediately. “The information we have about Maria Costello’s recent activities is sound. And it’s what those activities have been—meeting with Kašović, transferring funds, holing up in her house for the last several days—that lead us to believe that Costello hiring Kašović to kill you is a credible theory.”

Kit frowned. “There’s more, though, isn’t there?”

Drew nodded. “Maria Costello is someone the government tends to keep on eye on. She is considered an ally to the US based on her political persuasions, and she has a remarkably strong track record of advocating for the poor and disenfranchised, which makes her popular with the people.”

“But?” Kit prompted, taking another sip of her tea. Drinking the warm concoction seemed to be the only way to tame the searing pain in her throat enough to have this conversation.

“But she’s the illegitimate daughter of Emmanuel Salazar and niece of Esteban Salazar. Esteban Salazar is the head of a mid-sized but very ruthless drug cartel.

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