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“I’m not doing anything,” I said, raising my hands. “Where are you taking me now?”
“We’re setting you free?”
“You’re kidding, right?”
The man shook his head nervously.
“I’ll be talking to my attorney about this.”
“You can do whatever you want,” Mr. Sorenson’s voice said through a speaker.
I glanced up at it then over to the mirror.
“You’re fucking with the wrong man.”
“Yeah? Get used to it. We’ll have our eyes on you.”
I bet you will, I thought, glaring at my reflection.
“Let’s go,” the man in the room said. “I’ll escort you out.”
I stepped toward the door.
“Oh, Cooper, one more thing.”
“What?”
“Stay away from Jade. If you go near her, we’ll bring you in and throw the book at both of you. Do you understand?”
“Yes,” I muttered.
“Good. It’s just until we get all of this resolved. Thanks for understanding. Have a nice day.”
I walked out of the room and down a nondescript hallway devoid of life. They treat me like this? After I served my country in Afghanistan?
Memories of everything that had gone on in connection with the smuggling filtered through my mind, images and sounds rushing past my consciousness at a high speed as I walked.
One step in front of another took me to the elevator. After a ride down to the lobby, I went outside, stopping to look up and soak in the fresh air. Determination took hold of me. No matter what happened, I had to contact Jade. She was all that really mattered in my life.
If one person could help me see her without getting caught, it would be Logan. They were likely listening to my phone, but I didn’t want to destroy it. Instead, I bought a roll of aluminum foil from a corner store and wrapped the phone in it, cutting off the signal.
Jade might call me and not be able to get through, but the feds couldn’t track my movements as I went to find Logan, the man who had made my time served in Afghanistan tolerable because of his humor and friendship.
I hated to drag him into the mess, but I had to have someone trustworthy watching my six. Logan fit the bill to a T. I respected no other man more than him. As I headed toward his apartment, taking back alleys, I thought more about my next move. What to do, what to do…
THIRTY-TWO
Cooper
Logan sat next to me at the bar of a dark and seedy dive in the Bronx. He stared into his beer, not saying a word as he digested everything I’d told him.
“None of it makes sense,” he said.
“You’re telling me. The only thing I’m worried about is getting to Jade.”
“I knew you two would get together,” he said, a familiar smile sliding over his face.
“She’s my life now, bro. Help me get to her.”
