Total War: Book 3 in the Reed Montgomery Series by Logan Ryles

Author:Logan Ryles [Ryles, Logan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ryker Morgan Publishing
Published: 2019-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

Fourteen

Salvador hated America with every part of his soul. Deep within him, in his very bones, this place felt hostile and cold. Maybe it was because of his line of work, or because he was hostile and cold himself. Maybe it was because America made him into a person he never wanted to be.

The darkness of the small hotel room hung around him like a cloak, and the lights from his laptop danced in front of his eyes. The video feed was weak and broken, shifting and freezing from time to time, but the audio was clear. The familiar voices of his family, four thousand miles away in the midst of war-torn Venezuela, carried over the fickle internet connection, bringing the first warmth to his soul that he had felt in weeks. A smile spread across his tired face as the voice of his grandmother babbled on in hurried Spanish, discussing the local politics that ravaged his homeland. He listened to the words, but the only thing he heard was the voice. His sisters, two nephews, and his mother also appeared on the screen in turns, excitedly greeting him with smiles and blown kisses. Salvador waved back and asked them about school, work, and what books his mother was reading. Salvador sent books home every week for her, along with his weekly wire transfers. He could see the warmth in their cheeks and a little fat beneath their olive skin for the first time in months. Food was hard to come by in Venezuela, as inflation and political turmoil shattered the weak economy. The money Salvador sent home was the only thing keeping his large family alive. It was why he left South America in the first place—to find a lifeline that would keep his hungry siblings in school and his parents and grandparents out of the grave.

“How are things at the plant, Salvador?” His mother put down the book she had been reading to him and smiled with the sort of warmth and love that only a mother could express.

Salvador blinked and hesitated. “The plant . . . yes. Things are well. We’re building parts for Nissan.”

“Are you still enjoying the work? Are they treating you well?”

Salvador smiled. “Of course, Mamá. Things are different in America. The factories are safe.”

“They pay you so much. It’s hard to understand.”

He shrugged. “I work hard for them. They give me extra hours.”

The smile faded from her wrinkled lips, and worry crowded into her eyes. “Salvador, you don’t have to. You should be pursuing your own life. Finding a nice girl. All this work is going to kill you.”

Salvador shrugged. “I enjoy the work, Mamá. You know that. Is Papá home?”

The worry in her eyes faded to sadness, but she nodded. The laptop twisted, and the screen froze, then it was filled with the familiar features of his tired father—worn and serious. Salvador had never seen his father smile—not once in thirty-two years. He was more than a serious man; he was a severe one.

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