Ripple Effect (Bear & Noble One) (Jack Noble) by Ryan L.T

Author:Ryan, L.T. [Ryan, L.T.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Liquid Mind Media, LLC
Published: 2017-05-31T04:00:00+00:00

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Goddard ordered his chef to prepare us food. The man pulled a slab of beef from the fridge and went to work carving it. Smoke rose over the cooktop as the meat sizzled. The smell overtook the room.

We gathered around the dining room table with maps of Nicolás’s house and information on the movements of his men. In the last twenty-four hours he had doubled his force. He was paranoid that someone would make a move against him—whether that was Goddard, another cartel looking to move in while chaos reigned, or somebody within his ranks.

Goddard watched without input as Jack and I planned our hit. The idea was to have Sadie get Jack in the door again. He’d deal with Nicolás and his men on the inside. I would make my way around the outside of the compound and systematically take out his guards. They were heavily armed, but if they were anything like that kid in the forest, their training was subpar. We didn’t think there’d be much of a fight as long as we kept the element of surprise.

Sadie returned to the table after having a hushed conversation over the phone with Nicolás on the back deck. She left the French doors open and a steady breeze blew in. The humidity had dissipated after a quick thunderstorm, leaving the air cool and refreshing.

“He’s agreed to meet with me,” she said.

“Does he know I’ll be there too?” Jack asked.

She nodded. “He doesn’t like that you’re my new bodyguard. He wishes it was one of his guys, but I told him I trust you with my life. For now that seems to be enough.”

Goddard was peeling an orange, looking unconcerned. He wasn’t one for doing the actual planning, but he wanted to supervise our every move. Jack and I ignored him the best we could. He put his knife down and began to piece out the sections of the fruit. “What did you tell him?”

“I told him you were looking to put a hit out on him.”

Goddard looked up sharply. This would be met with repercussions if things didn’t work out the way we planned. “And what happened to needing the element of surprise?”

“We need a valid excuse to meet there. He didn’t think it was safe for us to talk right now in case you were watching him. I had to make it clear this needed to happen sooner rather than later.”

Jack straightened up and stretched his back. We’d been bending over these maps for the last half-hour or so. “He’ll never think we’re the ones there to do the job. Between Sadie’s presence and giving him the heads up, he’ll be relaxed.”

The senator tapped one of the maps. “He’s doubled his men. That’s not exactly relaxed.”

It looked like Goddard was about to change his mind about sending Sadie in, so I interjected. “Trust me, he’s not going to see this coming. He’s blinded by Michelle’s presence. It’s the best plan we’ve got, and we don’t have time to come up with a better one.

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