On the Double (The Renegades Book 3) by Cara Dee

Author:Cara Dee [Dee, Cara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-14T18:30:00+00:00

We were drenched in sweat and panting like madmen by the time we reached his little jungle house. Well-hidden, maybe half a klick from the nearest dirt road, he had a one-bedroom crib, two concealed off-road vehicles, a diesel generator, and some much-needed supplies.

Every window was boarded shut, so I flicked on the light while Adrien shed his clothes.

“Are we safe here?” I asked, having a look around.

The place had everything we needed. Small kitchenette, mattress on the floor of the bedroom, pullout couch in the main room—oh, look. A portable toilet, bucket style. I hadn’t seen those since Afghanistan.

“Yes,” he answered. “We’re three hours away from Blanco territory. They steer clear of this area because of its proximity to an air force base ten miles south of here.”

Oh, that was good. The Colombian Air Force was badass too. I’d watched documentaries about their domestic ops.

“Okay, we have twenty-four hours,” Adrien said. “You try to activate the phone again. I’m gonna see what we can eat. When Marco’s men pick us up tomorrow night, we can’t afford a single error.”

Yeah, no, that was…yeah. Got it. No mistakes. We had suits and all the pizzazz that would make us look like we’d arrived in luxury. Rafael Delgado was a wealthy man.

“Can you tell me who to keep an eye on?” I asked. “Like, I don’t know, who are these people? Will we see Luca right away or…?”

I started stripping down too.

“I’ve only personally dealt with Marco and Enzo before,” he replied. He was digging through the cupboards. “The way these gatherings work is, there’s always a grand party. Every single night. We will see Luca but be nowhere near him at first. He’s ninety-three years old and shows no signs of slowing down. He’ll sit in his VIP area with those who are closest to him. No one ever sleeps around here.”

I remembered that much. Elliott and Reese had told me similar stories.

“I suppose the only thing that’s changed is that Luca likes to surround himself with family rather than prostitutes,” Adrien went on. “We’ll see both. But his restricted area is where the kids run around. He has countless grandkids and great-grandkids, and everyone lives on the property in the summer.”

I pursed my lips and left my clothes by the door. Down to boxer briefs and a tee, I trailed over to the couch with the satphone and my tool kit. “Sounds like human shields to me.”

“You catch on quick.” There was no sarcasm in his voice. “Tania, my partner, was horrified. She spent much more time around the family than I ever did, and she never saw Luca without a handful of kids nearby.”

Jesus Christ.

“So how’s that even gonna work?” I asked. “You told me you’ve been here a single time—”

“I lied.”

I sighed. Of course. He’d told me that in Italy, before we’d gotten all lovey-dovey.

“Half lied,” he corrected. “I’ve only attended a single party where everyone of importance attended, but I’ve been to Marco’s house outside Bogotá a few times.

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