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“Delgano, how long have you been tracking my wife?”
“Technically, I started tracking Ayesha a while ago,” Adrían said. “I would only check up on her every once in a while. It didn’t become a regular thing until she arrived in Sweden. A few times, I returned to Maui to ensure she was okay, but she never saw me.”
“Is it in her ring?”
“No. That’s not where the tracker is. That’s where the microphone is. The tracker…well, in Maui, she gave blood. I hired a proxy to slip the tracker into the needle. I admit, it’s not one of my proudest moments, but I knew where Omega was at all times. I had to make sure those times weren’t near Ayesha. Lavigne managed to go undetected, which is how I didn’t know about him visiting Theo. I’ll never forgive myself for that.”
Joel brought the car to a stop several yards from Ayesha’s house. “How do you expect me to get that out without her knowing you put what’s probably a six-figure satellite-based location device inside her?”
“Not inside her. Just under the skin near the bend in her elbow. It’s right underneath where she has that birthmark that looks like a teardrop. Do you know the one I’m talking about?”
“You’re asking if I know my wife’s body? Remind me to kill you when I’m done.”
“I will put a reminder in my phone.”
“If you were listening in,” Joel said, the muscles in his jaw growing taut, “then you know who I am. What I do.”
“I had an idea, but you don’t talk about your...careeras much as you think. Not around Ayesha. Then, I lost the ability to listen in when she changed her ring.”
“Because I swapped out the tech.” Joel went to the trunk and pulled out a duffel bag. “You were listening. Does that mean, before I changed the ring, you heard when we—”
“Since you’re already going to kill me, yes. I listened to her moans. I’m in love with her. Did you expect me not to?” Adrían’s voice dropped a few octaves. “Okay, I’m now about ten yards from the house.”
Joel worked his jaw to prevent it from clenching so hard, his whole face collapsed. “How many bodies?”
“Three at the front. One at the back. Can’t get a clear view of how many are inside.”
He unzipped the bag and removed a karambit, a couple of Bowies, a push dagger, and an axe—all gifts from Giorgio. The man could give them each a knife a week, and it wouldn’t put a dent in his collection.
“Do you have any weapons on you?” he asked.
Adrían snorted. “Always, my friend.”
“We’re not friends, but you take the front. Go in quiet. I’ll go around back. Wait for my signal.”
“What’s your signal?”
“I’m a killer, Delgano. When I kill someone.” He ended the call and contacted Julien. “Hunter, you know they’re here, don’t you?”
“Yeah,” Julien said, relaxed, which meant there was no way he knew Sydney and Ayesha were inside the house. “I watched them come in. I intentionally exposed a vulnerability in order to lure ‘The Ghost,’ but Lavigne’s not with this group. Should be an easy-in, easy-out. Gage and Dez are on rifles. Mike’s with Giorgio.”
“Where’s Giorgio?”
“Hunting.” Julien paused. “Someone else just showed up.”
“That’s Adrían.” Joel headed for the house. With Dez and Gage on rifles, he wouldn’t need a firearm. “Ayesha and Sydney are inside.”
“What the fuck? I don’t have eyes inside, but give me a second. I’ll see if I can get us audio. Wait, why the fuck is Adrían there?”
“Because he’s in love with Eesh.”
“Uh…say what, now?”
“I’ll explain everything later.”
A few moments later, voices sounded in his ear, and the rest of Joel’s sanity dissolved when he heard Josiah’s voice. Josiah, who was supposed to be at school. As much as it would kill him, considering how good of a kid Josiah was, once they were finished, he was going to ground him until he was fifty.
“Is that Josiah?” Julien asked. “Why the hell isn’t he in school?”
