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“Sir, who is Z?” he asked. “That’s what was carved into the dead detectives. It was also on the outside of my bar that got blown up last night.”

Jesus.

Chevy forgot about the bar.

“God almighty. Jagger is making my life hell. That’s way too many gas leaks gone awry in this city. Add that to the rest, and it’s clear. He’s getting closer.”

As for ‘Z’?

Chevy had no idea.

“I hope they’re just fucking with me,” he said, “but I can’t be sure. Start asking around to make sure. I want to figure this out before Jagger gets any closer.”

The man nodded.

Only, Chevy wasn’t done.

“If you see or hear anything related to Jagger Armstrong, I want to know. I’m willing to pay a huge-ass bounty for him. I want him so I can torture the shit out of him. I want to make him bleed. His wife is gone, and he won’t leave me alone until I end his life.”

Cruz got it.

“I’ll keep listening, Sir.”

Chevy sipped his coffee.

“There’s a five-million-dollar bounty in cryptocurrency for the person who brings him to me.”

Cruz grinned.

“I’ll work on it, Sir.”

Chevy didn’t like being out in the open, and he was feeling off.

“I’m getting out of here. I’ll meet you tonight at the location. Since the bar was blown, we’ll rendezvous there to discuss the next step. I hear that we have guns coming in, and that’s our next play. I have a feeling that we’re going to need them. We’ll discuss this later. Pass it on. Whoever gets Jagger Armstrong gets a bonus and a position advancement to my partner.”

And that was all he had to hear.

Cruz wanted that.

In the worst way.

Chapter Twenty-One

Airport

In The Brush

Saturday Noon

I t wasn’t often that Jagger was in charge of a mission, but today, now that the Major was in the office, working on her plan, he was handling this little assault on the airport. Oh, and he was glad she was locked down.

The last thing that he wanted was his wife or child in peril. With what he knew was likely coming, if they didn’t get a hold of some viable information, the further away from this, the better.

Maura was his only concern when she was carrying his child. While he missed Dianna and Michael so much, he knew they were safe and protected.

They would be home if he could ever get this shit handled.

“What do you see?” Jagger asked Jinx.