Borders of the Heart by Chris Fabry

Author:Chris Fabry
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FICTION / Christian / General, FICTION / General
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2012-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

21

MUERTE SAT IN A METAL OFFICE CHAIR with his feet on the windowsill, watching the gathering light pool in the cloudless sky. He had rested fitfully through the day and finally felt a breakthrough with a phone call after midnight.

His contacts were working, as well they should with the amount of money he was offering. The woman he had spoken with had new information about J. D.’s past, but it didn’t help him find the man. As Muerte suspected, the girl had been tracked to the religious group that had been a thorn in his side for many months. They had invaded Herida with their food and games for children and evangelistic events, but because of a directive from on high, he and his men had let them continue. Religion, it had been said, was the opiate of the masses. If talk of faith and Jesus calmed the residents and kept them docile, he would allow it. Their religion made them more sheep-like and easier to direct. Still, there was something dangerous about the group. He could sense it in his gut. Strength and determination in the face of poverty and ignorance.

With this much time, Maria could have gone anywhere, but something told him she was nearby, waiting. She couldn’t get back into Mexico without her passport, and the Border Patrol had recovered that. She was on their radar, or so his contacts inside the Border Patrol had told him. He did not want her in their hands, revealing what she might know of his plan, if anything. The faster he could eliminate her, the better.

He had seen the strength in her, even as a young girl. But he could never have foreseen this trouble. If he had simply taken care of her in Mexico . . . But he hadn’t wanted to tip his hand.

The best news of the night came from a phone call about a mysterious rifle that was suddenly available. It had been recovered from an abandoned SUV on the city’s west side, and when he heard its description, he knew. Muerte had arranged for the delivery and the payment to be made. He would have the rifle later in the afternoon, and everyone would be happy.

A squad car pulled up to the church and someone got out. Muerte watched the man pause at the car parked in the lot and pull a note from the window. He glanced at the church and came through the office door and stopped abruptly when he saw Muerte. A look of shock covered his face like the tattoos on his arms and neck.

“Hello, Pastor. I assumed that was your car in front.”

The man’s eyes shifted toward the rear door. Muerte revealed his gun and told him to sit.

“I was admiring your library. Very impressive. Quite a variety of theological treatises, though you could use some help with organization.”

“What do you want?” He said it abruptly, without deference or respect.

Muerte pushed the slight aside. “Do you know who I am?”

The pastor nodded.

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