Shadows In Durango

*****Vincent's POV*****

Approaching the location with two of my men by my side, I see some more of our guys waiting outside of the warehouse - flagging us over in what seemed to be relief. "Here with only two minutes to spare, how typical of

you Vin!" Lenny retorts, as I chuckle and shake each of their hands.

"Are the trucks guarded securely?" I question, glancing around at the black G wagon coated car park.

Was that their signature gang symbol? Everyone must own a damn G wagon? Who the fuck is this guy?!

"They are, everybody is in place. The guy is already inside in the upstairs office - he's waiting for you." Lenny instructs as I nod and push back my nerves.

These jobs didn't leave any room for nerves, this was do or die and death wasn't an option - not with Sofia waiting for me back at the suite.

We head inside, finding middle ground men who pat us down as a 'safety measure' to avoid attempted assassinations and crap like that from taking place, before letting us pass through.

We climb the stairs, as the office door is opened for us by another guy - as we step inside finding four men in total.

I eye each of their faces, taking mental note of what they all look like for future reference. Three of them were middle aged, with the fourth being around my age.

Chester, I assumed was the one with the fat cigar hanging from the side out his mouth.

How did I know that? Well, because these assholes were always cocky.

"The young Walker? Pleasure to meet you in person. Please take a seat!" The cigar guy motions with his chubby fingers towards the empty chair as I nod and sink down into it.

If

f you are not reading this book from the website: then you are reading a pirated version with incomplete content. Please visit and search the book title to read the entire book for free

"Apologies gentleman that my father couldn't make it himself, but he sent the next best thing." I state, causing the four of them to chuckle at my words in amusement.

Glad things seem to be going smooth thus far...

"So about the exchange, is it a contract you want to discuss? Regular drops for a set price?" I test, unsure of what exactly my purpose was here.

Come to think of it, my father sent me in blind to make a good impression, that was all I knew!

"Precisely, young Mr Walker, we want to discuss a contract. We will pay generously for your drop off today - and you can have your people count the money whilst we chat, how about that?" Chester offers, motioning with his hand before a man steps forward with briefcases filled with the cash.

I motion myself to Lester, who nods knowingly and takes the cases away to count - of course being watched by one of Chester's men to ensure that we don't try to run off with the money without paying up.

But that would be a rookie mistake to even consider yet they still won't take the chance...

"The floor is all yours." I encourage, as Chester eyes the other men before laughing heartedly.

"I like you already young Walker, you don't want to fuck around!" He states, as I shrug and force out a half smile.

The truth was I didn't want to be here; especially for my father. Sure, if it was for my own gain then maybe I would consider it but this was all for him.

All for him to just sit back on his heavy ass and avoid risking a bullet!

"Well, we wanted to meet with your father because you currently have the biggest gun trade in the country amongst other enterprises and I guess you could say that we want to learn how." Chester explains, before puffing some smoke out into the room from the cigar.

"My father won't tell his secrets." I deadpan, as he again just laughs me off as though I had cracked a deliberate joke of some kind.

If you're loving the book, nel5s.org is where the adventure continues. Join us for the complete experience-all for free. The next chapter is eagerly waiting for you!

"We don't want to take anything from your family, but we would like to unite together. We are major in the cocaine trade and combining the coke and the guns, our two families will be untouchable." Chester is eager that's for sure, but I wasn't the guy to make the decision.

I was simply the front for my father to check things out and to make a good impression to get the money - simple as that.

"Well as you probably know, I'm not the head of the organisation so the best I can do for you is report back to my father and he can take the deal from there but I'm sure he would be interested in what you have to offer." I ramble, not actually caring much for the meeting in itself.

I hope that Sofia is doing fine being on her own for so long...

"Excellent, yes! Just tell your father about my offer and tell him to give me a call. We appreciate the exchange that you brought us today. But there's one more thing, before I forget..." Chester sits up, leaning his elbows on the table. What now?!

I remain silent, waiting for him to go on, as he seems to think over his words carefully before saying them aloud.

"So whenever someone visits my state to meet with us, I have them tailed to make sure there isn't anything sneaky going on..." Chester admits, as I squint at him slightly.

So he had me followed the second I got off the flight? What a prick!

"So you probably figured there wasn't anything sneaky going on then? What are you getting at?" I grit out, feeling irritated as he chuffs on the cigar once more.

I can only imagine what his own home smells like if he chomps on them all damn day!

"Forgive me no, that's not what I intended to imply. But you see, my men brought me some pictures and I was instantly intrigued by the girl you chose to fly out here with you. I figured that maybe she was your sister... a hidden daughter of the Walkers maybe... and I instantly wanted to unite our families through marriage. This here is my nephew, Zane, and he thought the little thing was rather pretty." Chester's tone is light and calm, which causes for my blood to run cold. They are interested in finding out about Sofia...

If you're loving the book, nel5s.org is where the adventure continues. Join us for the complete experience all for free. The next chapter is eagerly waiting for you!

"My question really is, how much does your father want, to marry her off?" He shrugs, causing me to feel sick at the enquiry.

To think that Sofia's own father had almost done this to her and this was how easy the set up could be. She was a human, and yet she had quickly turned into a damn business exchange! "She isn't my sister." I state firmly, struggling to suppress my tone and feeling defensive over Sofia.

She was mine.

"We thought you might say that, and if we learn that she is - there will be some problems, do you understand? I really don't like liars..." He mumbles, waving his hand around as he talks. He's so arrogant that I just want to punch that cigar right down his throat!

"I'm not lying, she isn't my sister. She's a girl from school that I sleep around with." I state, playing it off cool to them to avoid putting her in harms way by giving her a serious label. Knowing she was more to me than that, they could use her as leverage... I wasn't an idiot.

"Ah, I see! Well in that case, how much do you want for her? My nephew seems to have really taken to her nonetheless." Chester brags, as I send a death stare towards his nephew, seeing him visibly shift in his chair under my watch.

"I don't share, now if you're done pussying around, I'll put in a good word to my father for you about the link up." I stand, as Chester now seems surprised by my blunt and demanding tone.

"I knew you would have some of your father in you! Fiery, I like it. It was a pleasure meeting with you, let's head downstairs and wrap up this exchange then shall we?" He suddenly laughs, as the others are encouraged to laugh along too however my face remains stoic.

I wanted nothing more than to toss him down every one of the stairs, followed by his horrifying nephew with the rabbit teeth.

To even think of him having Sofia was enough to turn anybody's stomach...

Under my dead body!