The Devil's Orchard by Ali Vali

Author:Ali Vali
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781602828797
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2013-01-01T03:00:00+00:00

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The van’s turn signal came on, and they actually turned and left an eerie silence. Cain wasn’t used to it. She studied the street in both directions, surprised at their absence. When Lionel, who she’d talked to a few times, and his partner left, no one took their place.

“What the hell?” Instead of a relief, her sense of self-preservation for her family and herself kicked in. The last time the Feds had stopped watching, they’d beat her without fear of consequence.

“I think they left only one,” Lou said, and moved between her and the street. “Car to the right, green sedan.”

The only thing she could see of the person who sat crouched in the seat was their forehead and hair. She might not have recognized him in the house, but if he thought she’d forgotten him that quickly, he wasn’t a great addition to Shelby’s old team.

“Short guy with blond highlights?”

“That’s him, but from the outfit, he’s not carrying. Not the norm, for sure,” Lou said.

“Have Sabana and Dion cut him off, then tell them to meet us at the restaurant. I want everyone visible tonight, from Carmen up to me.”

Lou gave quick orders while she didn’t move. “Same man from inside?” Remi asked.

When the two of them stood together, the man straightened as if he suddenly didn’t care they were watching him. He started his car, backed up, and followed the same path as the van.

“With this new guy, something might shake loose, since they’re confusing the hell out of me. Perhaps that’s their new strategy—to get us to drop our guard and say something stupid,” Remi said, but didn’t appear to be worried. “I’ll tell my people to stay sharp.”

They headed to the restaurant, and Cain set her phone to buzz in her pocket at eight that night. Soon, Joe and Claire walked in and stood at the host stand. They were being overt so she’d see them. It’d be up to her, though, to move to talk to them, since they didn’t come any farther.

“Do you two have a reservation?” she asked, after Emma urged her to go over. Emma wanted them out of the place so Dallas and Remi could enjoy the night without these people breathing down on their fun. “If you don’t, and need my help getting one, let me know. My friend is celebrating her good fortune, so I’m feeling generous.”

“You know damn well why we’re here,” Claire said. “And I’m not in the mood to listen to your bullshit.”

“It only took you a few years to completely lose your cool, Agent,” she said with a smile that might provoke Claire to slap her. “What’s wrong?”

“We need a few minutes, Cain,” Joe said, pointing to the foyer of the place she’d picked. “We’ve got four more explosions, one more here and now in Mississippi and Alabama. While the authorities were responding to them, we had another slew of shootings. When someone orders something this big, including sixty murders, it’s not going to go unanswered.

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