THE CHAMELEON by Ilebode Kelly

Author:Ilebode, Kelly [Ilebode, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-10-14T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 20

The pen flew across the desk. Stephan flopped back in his chair and rubbed his face. He was exhausted mentally. He missed Aisling, but was glad that she had to travel to New York for a couple of days as he sorted out the mess in the office. He spun in his chair to look out over the Boston skyline.

“Have you told him yet?”

Turning his head without lifting it from the leather, Stephan made a face. “Not yet, Alicia. But I will soon.”

“You can’t hold off too much longer. He needs to know.”

“Yes. I just don’t want him feeling as if he needs to return, because there is nothing I can do right now until I have confirmation from the tech department. And there really isn’t anything he can do. He is going to be pissed.”

Alicia nodded. “Yes, but not at you. You had nothing to do with the breach.”

“The breach happened because I was fool enough not to listen to the Chameleon. I could have taken extra precautions.” Stephan thought of the files that were potentially compromised. He was fool enough to think that they were protected. Years of business contacts, numbers, weapons, financial reports all in the hands of God only knew who, maybe. That one file alone could bring down half of the underworld that they lived in. The repercussions were huge, not from the police or the government: Sakis, Cassie, and her unborn child—even little Rose and Maria would not be spared from the wrath of every crime lord they knew. This was more than ugly; it would be a mass execution.

“Have you spoken to the Chameleon?”

That was the other thing that worried Stephan. The Chameleon had always, in all the years of doing business, checked in a minimum once a day when doing a job. Stephan had heard nothing in the past twenty-four hours. “No, unfortunately not. I will be sending another message shortly, letting him know what is going on here. Not that there is anything that he can do either but as a courtesy. This parent search is turning into quite something major, isn’t it, Alicia?”

“Stephan, you do not know if this has to do with the search of your parents.” Even as she said it, Alicia suspected that the chances were high that it did. It had been so peaceful the past couple of years, and the moment that Stephan started to dig was when the chaos began.

“Have you considered that this may have to do with this new transaction between Carras Enterprises and the Boulos family? I know you. You have more than likely started the security detail on the transportation.” When Alicia didn’t receive a response to her comments, she heaved a sigh. “Look, young man, you have always said once the going gets rough, the only thing to do is move forward, find the problem, come up with a solution to fix the problem and then, eradicate it. Anything beyond that is just fear.”

Staring at Alicia, he nodded his head in gratitude.

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