Chapter 102
Nico
“That’s it, I am going in,” I tell Tony my entire body filled with fear.
“No, you fucking aren’t, Nico. You will stay put. That is an order from your older brother.” His voice is harsh and admonishing, it irritates me the way he has spoken to me as if we were kids again.
I turn and glare at him, my driver remains impassive saying nothing and staring straight on. He has no idea of the true events that are currently unfolding.
“A car explosion has just gone off, we are lucky that my fiancée was not in that vehicle, Tony. How can you expect me to stay here when her life is at risk?” I glare at him, he glares back. “Besides, you are not the boss around here,” I tell him heatedly.
“Fuck who is the boss around here, Nico. I am your brother. I care dammit so stop behaving like an asshole who wants to be the hero in all of this. You are no good to Lucky if you go raring in like a bull in a fucking China shop. Let it be. She has Aurora in the vehicle and some of our guys.”
“And what if the vehicle goes up too?”
“Not likely, I think they believed she would be in the first one up front like we usually travel.”
I hate this. I feel useless and ridiculous sitting in luxury whilst Lucky is in the middle of a war zone right now.
“Get her out of there now!” I snap at him. He is back on the comms as I lean my head back and punch the window. Security glass naturally means it won’t even feel it. My fist, however, does.
I review the live drone feed on my mobile now that I have full access and let out a sigh of relief as I see the vehicle that Lucky is in, starting to back up. Tony is barking orders down the phone.
“Get her out of there now. Nico is going insane next to me. We want her safe. You have our location.”
There is silence, he keeps nodding his head. Fuck I hate being kept in the dark. I should have been the one coordinating this rescue mission not my brother. Although he is more than capable of handling it since he is our head of security, amongst other things, it should be me dealing with the situation. Then at least I would be able to know firsthand what Aurora is saying.
He hangs up and places the mobile on his leg. “So, what is going on? They are moving in the wrong damn direction, Tony.”
“Obviously, Nico.” I raise my eyebrow at him and narrow my eyes. “They don’t want to have a tail. We do not know exactly how many resources Yelena has out there.”
“We have lost Yelena, haven’t we? She was in the first explosion, correct?”
He nods.
“For fuck’s sake. Now we will never know what the fuck this was all about. At least she can’t have a stake in my organization anymore.”
“There will be a trail, Nico. A woman like Yelena will have tried to cover herself but we will have our experts onto everything and we will find out what her interest in us was. For now, yes, she was in the first explosion and I dare say she will not make it out alive. Not without a miracle.”
However, I am not convinced. What if Yelena is only severely hurt? It has been known for people to be alive after explosions, maimed, three-degree burns, you name it but they still stay alive.
“We will need proof, Tony. I want her body found in the wreckage, identified and confirmed dead or alive!” I close my eyes and pinch the bridge of my nose.
He blows out a breath. “Whatever you say, Nico. I will call in back up.”
“Thank you, Brother.”
There is no way on earth that I am going through the rest of my life not knowing if Yelena is still out there or not. The threat to Lucky’s life has made me see things in a whole different light. There will be increased security. She is going nowhere without protection surrounding her. Whether she puts up a fight or not, Lucky will be the most protected woman who walks this planet. End of story.
“Where are they taking her?” I ask finally, waiting for Tony to be finished sending messages to a back up team.
“There is another small pueblo, they are heading there. Aurora has already organized for a driver to meet them. We are to head back into Mexico City and wait.”
“What the fuck? No way, we are waiting here.”
I drum my fingers on my thighs.
“No, Nico we are moving from here.” He taps the driver on the shoulder who no doubt has been hearing the conversation. Somewhat difficult to miss since we are both riled up.
“Get us out of here and back into the city.”
“No, we are not having Lucky brought into the city. Get her to the airstrip. I want us to be wheels up as soon as possible for Atlanta. At least there I know we are safe. I don’t trust Carlos or his people. For all we know Yelena is in with them and the cartel.”
“Nico, the cartel is not your enemy.”
“Everyone, Tony is our enemy. Don’t ever forget it.”