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CHAPTER4
Draven
“Are you positive that Kinsley does not know the truth about what happened in Tabiq years ago?” Bennett asked, brow raised as though he was accusing me of sharing confidential information.
Fuck you!
“I have not even spoken to her until we all just met. Brian has limited knowledge and swore not to share that information, and I know Damien never would either. So, I am going with my original response as, no, Kinsley is not aware of the human trafficking that plagued Tabiq.”And maybe still does.
“I could tell that she suspects we are keeping shit from her,” Bennett stated.
“Gee, maybe that’s because we are,” I said sarcastically, and Bennett snarled. I didn’t report to him, and he had no authority to question me. I got it, he was related to the Hendersons, and they didn’t take shit from anyone.Guess what Bennett? I’m a Blaze and we don’t either.
“Gentlemen, let’s not forget that we are on the same side,” Reesa intervened.
Pissing Bennett off was one thing, but Reesa could shut us down and ask us to leave the island. Not that I thought she would, because we were after all here to help her country, but I still didn’t fully understand the relationship between Tabiq and the Hendersons. It was a puzzle that I was yet to figure out.
I changed my tone and said to Bennett, “I’m not saying we should be sharing everything with her, but you can’t ask a profiler for help and not think she’s not readingeveryonein the room.”
“You’re right. So does anyone have a suggestion as to what are we going to tell her?” he asked.
The truth wasn’t an option. Not even sure I knew what exactly the truth was either and what I did know was fucking unbelievable. That an entire country that had been brought to its knees and was plagued by greed and cruelty was difficult to accept, but the fact that the prior government and police were the ones running the human trafficking made it even worse. I didn’t know how that all transpired or how Bennett and the Henderson family ended up here to help. I’d asked, but no one had been forthcoming with that information.
Get used to the secrets, Kinsley. There are a lot in Tabiq, and we will never learn them all.
“I don’t think it’s my call to make,” I replied and turned to Reesa. “This is your country. We’re just here to help you. What do you want us to say?”
Reesa didn’t reply immediately. She had a lot to contemplate, and not just what she’d learnt about her suspect either.
“I would like to say that I trust her, but she was very…aloof. Not that I consider myself a profiler, but I can normally get a basic read on a person, and with Kinsley, it was nearly impossible,” Reesa stated.
“We keep her in the dark?” I asked.
Reesa shook her head. “No. Draven, she is going to be working closely with you. I want you to get to know her more personally. If you determine we can trust her, then that will be good enough for me. Do you agree, Bennett?” He nodded. Then Reesa turned back to me and said, “Then it’s settled. We say nothing until you are comfortable with Kinsley.”
That’s never going to happen.
“Agreed,” I replied. “Now, what are we going to do with our suspect?”
Bennett said, “I have plenty of suggestions, but none that we should voice out loud.”
Probably similar to mine.
“For now, we will keep the guards at his door. I want no one with access to him until we figure out who he is working with or for,” Reesa instructed.
“We all know what this could mean if Kinsley was correct,” Bennett said.
“It means that I’m not doing my job. That my people are once again at risk of being sold like property,” she said in a tone that sounded defeated.
“Don’t blame yourself, Reesa. I might not have been here long, but I’ve heard and witnessed what you have done for Tabiq. But evil doesn’t care. It morphs and hides and waits until they think it is safe to strike again. But it is the actions you have taken which will help keep it at bay. But don’t think that the US doesn’t fight the same battle every day,” I stated.
Bennett added, “I can confirm from personal experience in the Marines that it’s a worldwide problem. The only time it will stop is when the greed ends.”
“That’s never going to happen,” I replied.
“That’s why we need people like the two of you. Bennett, you help keep the bad guys out. And Draven, you are helping rebuild families. I am not sure what more we can do,” Reesa said.
“All we can do is keep up the fight and don’t let them win,” I said.
