Page 87 of Ricochet

“With those crazy MC fuckers?” Javier shouted. “Bullshit!”

Frustration pursed on Jared lips, and he stroked his beard. “Ease up.”

“No—”

“Then stand the fuck down.” Jared laid his fist on the table. “We’re planning an op. See yourself out before I do it for you.”

Javier pivoted. “So long as you take care of her tonight, I don’t care. And then you—”

“We’re wheels up tonight,” Colin said.

Javier’s jaw hung slack before he slapped his lips closed, lookingaway then eying Colin hard. “You fucked up. You know that, right?”

“How’d I fuck up? Give me a break. She’s a grown woman, capable of more than either of us know.”

“Now you’re just saying whatever. You and I both know you need to get to her. None of us have any idea how deep she’s in.”

“Get to Iowa when this is done,” Brock snapped. “Now it’s done. Javier, get out.”

“She’s not in Iowa,” Colinsaid.

Brock’s eyebrow arched. “Where is she?”

“Baltimore.”

“Maryland?” Jared asked. “What the hell? I thought you said she had money problems with Mayhem.”

Colin shook his head. “I’m not clear about everything. Lenora was vague at best.”

“Baltimore?” Jared muttered. “Parker?”

“Yeah, boss?”

“What does Mayhem have going on in Baltimore?”

“First guess,” Parker said. “Cargo and shipping atthe docks.”

“Fucking Mayhem.” Jared turned to Brock, silently asking his thoughts.

Brock leaned back in rolling office chair, and Parker queued up a map of the location. They stared at the outline of the land and waterways.

“Where does Mayhem receive their imports?” Brock asked.

“Everywhere,” Parked answered, “depending on their source. They’ve got more ports of call than a cruise line.”

“Not that we’re interfering—but what do we think the issue is?” Jared ran his hands over his face. “Adelia screwed with their gun imports? Why would she do that?”

“Would she?” Brock asked. “I thought the issue was financial. Did she lift weapons? Short change someone?”

Colin couldn’t wrap his head around his conversation, and Javier growled.

“Shit.” Jared pinched the bridge of his nose. “Changeof plans.”

The silence ticked forever, and Colin had no idea what Boss Man was coming up with. He’d looped Brock and Jared in, in case… He didn’t know what. But all this happening at once: Javier’s pissed, Titan having intel and not sharing it with him before they were interrupted, and damn it, he needed to get to Adelia, needed to do his job, and he had no idea what was really going on withher.

“Colin, you’re out on this one. Javier, calm your ass down and sit.”

Javier didn’t budge, and, stunned, Colin went cold.

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