Chapter 15: The Unseen Player
Chapter 15: The Unseen Player
I spun around, leveling my weapon. Descending the marble staircase was a tall, scarred man in a bespoke suit, flanked by four cartel gunmen.
It was Alejandro, the boss of the Los Toros cartel. But that wasn't what made my blood run cold.
Alejandro smiled, looking past the weeping Holloways and locking eyes directly with me. "Hello, Evelyn," he said softly.
My finger tightened on the trigger. "How do you know my name?"
"Because," Alejandro chuckled, pulling a silver locket from his pocket—a locket I had buried in an empty casket twenty years ago. "Your husband talked quite a bit before he died. In fact, he was the one who told us how to build this entire empire."
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Margaret lunged for a hidden pistol under the sofa cushion. I shifted my aim. Alejandro raised his hand. The room held its breath, trapped in a deadly Mexican standoff, as the truth about Hannah's father threatened to unravel everything I had fought to protect.
Before anyone could speak, the glass of the patio doors shattered inward as a sniper's bullet tore through the room.
