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black hair on Nell’s head. “Yes, Kali has babies in her tummy.”
“The other night she recognized a picture of Seth as her daddy. She shouldn’t have been able to do it, but she did.” All three adults watched as Nell snuggled against both Kali and her belly, seeming to gain comfort from the twins and Kali.
“So you’ve never shown her a picture of Seth before?” Noah asked.
“No, it was just too painful,” Annie admitted. “Maybe I should have. Anyway, you know how she plays the guessing game?” They nodded. “The other night, after a vivid dream she was basically saying her dad was making me sad. It was the first time she talked. I showed her a photo with Seth and me. She called him Dada and me Mama.”
“Aren’t you a smart little girl?” Kali cooed, and Nell smiled at her.
“It kind of scares me. I think our two are going to end up keeping us on our toes,” Noah said, with a slight frown.
“Oh, I think you can count on it. Can I get you anything, while I’m getting Nell her bottle?”
“I’d love a ginger ale if you have it.”
“What about you, Noah?”
“Make it two.” Annie went to the kitchen and got the drinks and bottle. After she passed them out and made sure Kali was comfortable with Nell resting against her, she settled into the armchair across from the couch.
“So why didn’t Seth check in with his office? Why weren’t they able to give his parents any information about his whereabouts?”
“He has a leak in his department. So he’s going over his boss’s head.”
“Couldn’t they have gotten in contact with Seth’s parents?”
“Annie, I’m sorry, they had to make this look believable.” She looked at the couple in front of her, and saw their compassion.
“At least we’d all seen the photos of the wedding. We knew he was alive. We had that comfort. Even more, there was never any doubt he was on the side of the angels. But it looked like he might have found a new life,” Annie’s voice broke.
Kali leaned forward, and Nell went with her. “It was never that,” Noah assured her. “He is being watched every day. His bedroom is bugged, his car is bugged. He can’t leave the house without someone following him. This isn’t just the drug lord he was originally sent to infiltrate. The Benitez Shipping family he married into is tied to Labado’s operation, and they are spying on Seth, so since he’s been on this assignment he hasn’t been able to take a breath without being watched.”
“This can’t be real.” Annie tried to comprehend such a life, but couldn’t.
“These people are beyond paranoid. It’s likely they are also spying on their own blood relatives.”
“I thought Seth stopped some of the shipments, how was he able to do it?”
“We don’t know, but it had to have been him. There is no one else in place, he’s made a tremendous difference. From everything Brice told us, things are coming to a head.” Annie gripped the arm of the chair.
“That doesn’t mean he gets to leave, it means he’s in greater danger, right?” Nell dropped her bottle, and when Kali tried to give it back to her, she pushed it away. Annie went and picked her up. Nell picked up on the stress of the conversation and wanted her mommy.
“Annie, it’s definitely going to get worse before it gets better. Brice, Sierra and Nate are down there for the long haul.”
“Why is it going to get worse?”
“Two competing operations are trying to use the shipping company owned by Seth’s father-in-law to ship drugs. It’s beginning to escalate, and it could end up being an all-out drug war.”
“Then there is the new business Labado has started. Seth and our team will be working to shut it down before they can come home,” Kali said quietly as she gently rubbed her stomach. Annie waited to hear about the new business. When Kali didn’t say anything further, Noah spoke.
“Labado is selling women. This isn’t prostitution, he is finding girls, sometimes
“The other night she recognized a picture of Seth as her daddy. She shouldn’t have been able to do it, but she did.” All three adults watched as Nell snuggled against both Kali and her belly, seeming to gain comfort from the twins and Kali.
“So you’ve never shown her a picture of Seth before?” Noah asked.
“No, it was just too painful,” Annie admitted. “Maybe I should have. Anyway, you know how she plays the guessing game?” They nodded. “The other night, after a vivid dream she was basically saying her dad was making me sad. It was the first time she talked. I showed her a photo with Seth and me. She called him Dada and me Mama.”
“Aren’t you a smart little girl?” Kali cooed, and Nell smiled at her.
“It kind of scares me. I think our two are going to end up keeping us on our toes,” Noah said, with a slight frown.
“Oh, I think you can count on it. Can I get you anything, while I’m getting Nell her bottle?”
“I’d love a ginger ale if you have it.”
“What about you, Noah?”
“Make it two.” Annie went to the kitchen and got the drinks and bottle. After she passed them out and made sure Kali was comfortable with Nell resting against her, she settled into the armchair across from the couch.
“So why didn’t Seth check in with his office? Why weren’t they able to give his parents any information about his whereabouts?”
“He has a leak in his department. So he’s going over his boss’s head.”
“Couldn’t they have gotten in contact with Seth’s parents?”
“Annie, I’m sorry, they had to make this look believable.” She looked at the couple in front of her, and saw their compassion.
“At least we’d all seen the photos of the wedding. We knew he was alive. We had that comfort. Even more, there was never any doubt he was on the side of the angels. But it looked like he might have found a new life,” Annie’s voice broke.
Kali leaned forward, and Nell went with her. “It was never that,” Noah assured her. “He is being watched every day. His bedroom is bugged, his car is bugged. He can’t leave the house without someone following him. This isn’t just the drug lord he was originally sent to infiltrate. The Benitez Shipping family he married into is tied to Labado’s operation, and they are spying on Seth, so since he’s been on this assignment he hasn’t been able to take a breath without being watched.”
“This can’t be real.” Annie tried to comprehend such a life, but couldn’t.
“These people are beyond paranoid. It’s likely they are also spying on their own blood relatives.”
“I thought Seth stopped some of the shipments, how was he able to do it?”
“We don’t know, but it had to have been him. There is no one else in place, he’s made a tremendous difference. From everything Brice told us, things are coming to a head.” Annie gripped the arm of the chair.
“That doesn’t mean he gets to leave, it means he’s in greater danger, right?” Nell dropped her bottle, and when Kali tried to give it back to her, she pushed it away. Annie went and picked her up. Nell picked up on the stress of the conversation and wanted her mommy.
“Annie, it’s definitely going to get worse before it gets better. Brice, Sierra and Nate are down there for the long haul.”
“Why is it going to get worse?”
“Two competing operations are trying to use the shipping company owned by Seth’s father-in-law to ship drugs. It’s beginning to escalate, and it could end up being an all-out drug war.”
“Then there is the new business Labado has started. Seth and our team will be working to shut it down before they can come home,” Kali said quietly as she gently rubbed her stomach. Annie waited to hear about the new business. When Kali didn’t say anything further, Noah spoke.
“Labado is selling women. This isn’t prostitution, he is finding girls, sometimes
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