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“We’re already here. We might as well see what we can find out. Besides, I have a plan, and I know it’s going to work.”

Wolf started to ask for details, but he trusted Elder. He and his friend were tighter than most brothers and had known each other since they were kids. Elder knew how he thought. Hell, they were mentally wired the same.

Even though Wolf knew there was no way that man in Atlanta could be Junior, he was still curious. Whatever Elder had planned would get the answers they wanted.

Then they could get back to business.

Chapter Twenty-Nine

It’s time to make the call.

A nervous energy surrounded Parker as he entered his second bedroom that doubled as an office. He’d been counting down the days of when he’d finally be able to make the call to Luis and tell him that it was time to disappear.

Though they hadn’t talked much over the years, they’d communicated more these last several weeks than they had since they were kids. Parker wanted his friend to escape the wrath that was about to swallow up Wolf and the Kingz. So, he’d put him on notice that he should get ready to run.

This was it.

Parker was finally going to get the closure he’d been wanting for years.

He unlocked his desk and pulled out a brand-new burner phone from the stash in the bottom desk drawer. He never used his personal phone when reaching out to Luis. It wasn’t that he didn’t trust his friend. It was mainly for Luis’s protection. The less contact he had with Parker, the better for him and his family if Wolf found out.

Sitting back in his seat, Parker first sent Luis a coded message of letters and numbers that only they’d understand.Once Luis responded back with an agreed-upon code, then Parker would know it was him and that it was a good time to call.

Seconds ticked by with no response, and just when he started rocking back and forth in his chair, a text came through.

Luis: Clear.

Good.

Parker wanted to talk to him before Chelsey walked in. She was cleaning up the kitchen, but they both had a conference call with Rock in a few minutes. Reaching out to Luis needed to be done now.

He dialed his friend, and Luis picked up on the first ring.

“What’s up, man?” his friend said.

Hearing Luis’s slightly accented voice, a mixture of his Mexican and Black heritage, made Parker smile and brought back memories of the past. The good and bad times, but mostly good. They’d had some fun growing up despite their circumstances.

“It’s time to make a move,” Parker said. “Disappear within the next twenty-four hours or if possible, sooner.”

“Will do. We’re ready,” Luis confirmed.

Parker had sent enough cash for him and his family to live on for six months. Even longer if they left the US and found a cheaper country to live in. There were five people planning to travel with him, and Rock had managed to get them all passports under a new identity.

How?That’s what Parker had wanted to know, especially considering how quickly he’d been able to get it done.

The less you know on the subject,the better, was all that Rock had said.

Of course, that didn’t sit well with Parker, but he kept his mouth shut. He wanted to do everything he could to help Luis start a new life. It was the least he could do for the guy who’d helped save his.

“Wolf’s been a little irritable,” Luis said, “because of computers going haywire, a break-in at one of the businesses, and a few other issues.”

With Luis’s help, Parker and Rock’s tech guy had been able to hack into all of Wolf’s computer systems. It helped that the tech people Parker’s father used could be bought off easily.

Thanks to Luis, they’d also gotten addresses to all the Kingz stash houses, including the ones in LA. The DEA had initially been concerned that they didn’t have enough people who could move in on all the buildings at the same time, but Parker would find out this evening if they worked it out.

More importantly, Wolf wouldn’t know what was happening until it was too late.

“Normally, Elder or Slick handled the day-to-day operations, but Elder is out of town,” Luis said. “Supposedly he’s in LA, but you know what that means.”