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. Patel pinched the bridge of his nose. How these bastards canbe so slippery&  He squinted at Syren as if he should have the answer. It s a gift? Syren shrugged. DEA made a huge bust out on the East Coast, Patel said. Some of the Nietos men were caught upin it.They expected to get the brothers, but we let them know we had it covered on our end. So what? Syren wasn t getting the gist. You have even more Nieto players in custody along withone of the brothers.What s your next move? We use what we have on who we have.Either way, the Nietos are done as is your boy Delatorre. My boy.Uh-huh. Syren mentally rolled his eyes. Any word on when my lawyer will be here?Peter Heppner was the lawyer on retainer for Delatorre, a lawyer Syren had brought in for theexpress purpose of dealing with the situation they now faced.Peter had his own reasons for accepting Syren s deal, but they both agreed on one thing RicardoDelatorre needed to be taken down. Heppner is in with Delatorre now. Patel stood and gestured. Word is you ve gotten bail so, youknow, make yourself scarce.Like hell he would. I want to see Delatorre.Patel stopped with his hand on the doorknob and regarded Syren over his shoulder. You re not aboutto out yourself are you? Because that would be premature. Really? Syren snorted. I know what I m doing, Patel.Been doing it for longer than you so no, I mnot about to burst in there and start letting him know who I am. Then why do you need to see him?Could he be that dense?  I m his right-hand man, Patel.Think. Syren tapped a finger to his temple. Ihave to make sure he knows I m doing my best to get him out of here, that I m working on things withPeter.I can t simply disappear, that would be the quickest way for him to start asking questions.Patel relaxed a bit, if the man ever did. Fine, I get it.What about his kid, though? You think he llmake trouble, maybe want to step in and take his father s place?Syren grimaced at the thought.Thiago was a good kid, all things considered and he didn t want to seehim go down that road. I ll make sure he doesn t. Hopefully he had enough influence over Thiago tomake him see the most prudent thing would be to put the Delatorre name and all it entailed out ofbusiness.Patel seemed to understand without him saying more.He led Syren out the office and down a maze ofnarrow hallways painted puke-green before stopping in front of a locked orange door. He s in there with the lawyer.Syren nodded his thanks then opened the door and stepped in.He shut it behind him and met Peter sgaze before turning to Delatorre. Heard you got bail. Delatorre s façade had begun to crack.Worry lines now bracketed his mouthand frown lines creased his forehead.The confidence he d had hours earlier had all but evaporatedfrom him, leaving his skin a sickish pasty color.Syren nodded at him and responded in Portuguese. Yeah. He sat next to Peter and leaned across thedesk. Did Peter tell you what they have?Delatorre nodded. He wants me to make a deal. He shook his head. No way. I told Mr.Delatorre his options, Peter spoke softly and clearly. His job is to think each one overand choose which is best. Why does he have to make a deal? Syren asked. Can t the video and photos be thrown out orsomething?Peter nodded and looked down at the notepad in front of him on the desk. I m working on it, but Iwon t hold my breath.Mr.Delatorre has been on the FBI s radar for a long time and they have morethan enough to hold him until trial. Do something, Syren urged. I can make some calls, bribe some judges, threaten some people? Helooked to Delatorre for the okay, but Peter spoke first, his voice tight. I d advise against it. I will think about it. Delatorre looked first at Peter before turning the full weight of his perusal onSyren. Make sure everything else is taken care of, he said. Thiago needs to be watched and thefamily back home&  I ll make sure all is well and up and running for when you come back. Syren smiled. You cancount on me, sir. Fucking hurt him, physically, to speak those words out loud. I know I can. Delatorre waved a hand in dismissal. Go.Syren and Peter rose as one. I ll be back in the morning, Peter promised [ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ]