Sins in the Sun_A Vigilante Series crime thriller by Claude Bouchard

Author:Claude Bouchard [Bouchard, Claude]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Claude Bouchard
Published: 2015-05-29T06:00:00+00:00

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18.094°, -68.239°, aboard the Lady Delilah, Caribbean Sea, 6:57 p.m.

Following a rather thorough search which had lasted over an hour, all the Dominican Coast Guard had succeeded in doing was delaying the Lady Delilah’s schedule, much to the ire of Gomez who clearly felt directly responsible for the inconvenience. As a result, he had been ranting almost non-stop since the authorities had left the yacht almost three hours earlier, additionally fueled by the pre-dinner cocktails Chris had proposed and kept coming once their cruise had resumed.

“So, once again, I’m sorry for being popular in my country,” said Gomez, barely noticing the steward who replaced his nearly empty rum and soda with a fresh one. “At least, I got to laugh in that stupid commander’s face because he found nothing, thanks to your brilliant system, Dennis.”

“Cheers to that,” Chris exclaimed, raising his fresh glass of Coke and taking a hearty gulp, encouraging Gomez to do likewise. “And there’s no need to apologize, my friend. Harvey turned up the screws a bit and told me a couple of minutes ago we’re just twenty-five miles southeast of the Dominican and moving on toward Punta Cana so, the slight delay caused by the Coast Guard’s visit was nothing. However, their visit allowed us to test the security of our transport system under the scrutiny of the authorities and I’m quite happy with the results.”

“And the ROV works like a charm,” Jon added. “When they arrived, I dropped it to two hundred feet and put it to sleep. Once they left and we started moving again, I set it back on auto-follow and it went right back to where it should be. That thing is going to bring in the money.”

“Salud,” Gomez declared, raising his glass for another toast just as Leslie and Dave strolled onto the deck.

“You guys are having a party and didn’t invite us?” Leslie taunted as they stopped at the bar.

“You are welcome to join us,” Gomez replied then added, “If that is okay with Dennis, of course.”

Chris laughed and said, “My crew is always welcome to join the party, especially in a place like this. It’s not like I need bodyguards in the middle of the Caribbean so they get to let loose and enjoy the vacation.”

“What about you, Hector?” Leslie called out to the Dominican who stood off to one side, leaning against the railing. “What do you drink?”

“I’m, uh, I’m fine, thank you,” Hector replied, looking a bit uncomfortable. “I had a beer earlier.”

“Hector’s preferred drink is Brugal Siglo de Oro on ice if you have it,” said Gomez then turned to his bodyguard. “Come sit with us and join the celebration. As Dennis pointed out, this is not a place where much protection is required. You deserve to relax as well.”

Almost shyly, Hector approached the table and sat next to Jon just as Leslie arrived from the bar with their drinks in hand.

“Here you go, big guy,” she said, placing the drink, a double rum, before him and patting him on the shoulder as she slid into the chair between him and Gomez.

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