The Blood Ties Trilogy Box Set by M C Rowley

Author:M C Rowley [Rowley, M C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 12 / 13 Publishing
Published: 2019-08-08T22:00:00+00:00

We walked back like that to the village. I glanced behind a couple of times but didn’t see Luciana in the milky white of the midnight moonlight.

The village seemed desolate. Clearly, the Gustavos and their men had not got back yet. I wondered what chaos would ensue once they filled everyone in on what had happened at the meeting.

Jairo led the lady into our little house first and let me pass next, closing the door behind us. I noted that the lady had been here before.

Inside, we took seats around the small table. The bug Luciana had put on me weighed heavily as I debated whether to flash it to Jairo in silence. Why Luciana would want to listen in on us instead of confront us head on made no sense to me at all. If Reynolds backed her, surely she could unleash hell upon this place. Maybe that’s exactly what she’d do.

“My name’s Jean Santos,” said the lady, holding out her hand. I shook it. It had a roughness that betrayed her youthful bone structure, like glass washed up on a beach after months rolling around in salty water. She had decent skin, for a white person, and despite the thin crow’s feet marking her eyes and the thought wrinkles, I’d have said she was no older than thirty-five. Her head was too small for her body, I thought; she was tall and yet her head was petite, framed by thick dark-blond hair.

“Okay,” I said, holding the thought on my lips as I remembered Luciana was listening in.

“I’m not sure we’ll get another shot like we had before,” Jean said. “That ship sailed.”

Jairo put his head in his hands.

I stayed quiet. Jean had been expecting questions from me. I had expected to ask them, and the silence was awkward.

“Maybe we should just rest now,” I said.

Jean and Jairo looked at me like that was the last thing they’d do.

“How about we go north, as far as we can get?”

“No,” said Jean, acknowledging Jairo’s question as though she’d already been over that. “Mexico City is in meltdown. The capital fell and the roads are way too dangerous.”

“This is war,” I said to myself.

Jean nodded. “That’s why we need to get out now.”

I said, “Why us? Why help my son?”

Jairo grimaced as I used the word.

Jean tilted her head. “Above my pay grade, I’m afraid. But my remit is to extract.”

“Who do you work for?”

“That I can’t divulge,” she said. “But I’m interested in you,” she said, now focusing on me. “You’re a wanted man. You know, that doesn’t change stateside. You’ll be hunted.”

“Won’t you arrest me?”

“What makes you think I’m law enforcement?”

“Well,” I said, “I’ll take my chances.”

Jean looked at me. “You spoke with Reynolds?”

“Yes,” I said. “Who is he?”

She turned and took off her thin jacket. I looked at Jairo, who stared at her.

“We’ll find out soon enough,” she said.

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