Relic by Roger Weston

Author:Roger Weston [Weston, Roger]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Weston Publishing Enterprises
Published: 2017-01-17T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 28

Forty minutes later, Irina spotted Ajax approaching the cemetery entrance.

She spotted his confident swagger at a distance. He wore a new camel hair vest and thousand dollar shoes to match. She admired his tall, dark, handsome appearance, but his seething confidence was what comforted her.

She threw her arms around him. She told him of her anger about El Jefe’s sniper at El Rosedal Park. She told him about his cruel rejection. Finally, she calmed down.

“What are you doing here?” he said.

“I have a plot here. I used to think of this place all the time.” She told him about how what El Jefe and Nick did to her was like being buried alive. She told him all about her feelings and about Rufina, too. He looked tense, but he listened and nodded his head a lot as her emotions poured out. Finally, she stopped talking and just looked at him. She looked into his worldly eyes and admired the mega-confidence that seemed to exude from him. There was plenty to admire in Ajax. He was certainly a comforting presence. His whole demeanor gave her the powerful sense that he would be in total control in any situation, no matter how awful. Of course, she knew about his bad reputation as a flamboyant spendthrift, but there were other aspects to him that others didn’t see—just as surely as people ignored her best qualities.

“Ajax, I’ve been thinking about those two scientists meeting at Stanford. If we don’t know who has the Confession, maybe we should abduct both of them, just to play it safe.”

“I’ve thought about that, but if too many people start disappearing who are connected with the Maravillas, it might get back to us. We’ll take Cooper, but we’ll keep the other one under surveillance.”

“Alright, but I want results soon, Ajax. We’re not messing around.”

“No problem. We’re on the same page.”

“Fine. There’s something we have to talk about.”

“What’s that?”

“Nicholas used to talk a lot about you, you know. You are his brother, and he told me many times that he despises you and wants you out of the picture. He always used to complain to El Jefe that you were a fool and a spendthrift.” Irina was exaggerating and twisting the story but it wasn’t far from the truth. “He used to tell El Jefe that you told all kinds of lies about him. He said you called El Jefe an old fool. He even insulted your mother, things I can’t even say.”

Ajax’s face was turning red. Sweat was breaking out on his forehead. He was known for smiling, but now bitterness and rage filled his expression.

“Never mind,” Irina said. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t be telling you this. I was married to him back then. I’m so sorry.” She hugged Ajax and told him, “They don’t understand you like I do. I will never tell lies about you. I will help you achieve greatness, which is your birthright as a man whose blood runs thick among the elite—and yet you’re a man whose greatness even overshadows the mighty.

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