Chapter 6 - The Betrayal
We discovered Ward had been working with Raymond.
The evidence was overwhelming.
Financial transfers.
Encrypted communications.
Photographs.
Raymond wasn't simply a wealthy businessman.
He was the American front man for an international criminal organization.
Marcus had discovered the network.
Ward had tried to eliminate him.
But Marcus survived.
He had been held captive for months.
When we found the compound, we expected resistance.
Instead, we found it abandoned.
Except for one man.
Marcus.
He was alive.
Thinner.
Bearded.
Weak.
But alive.
I ran toward him.
He caught me.
For several seconds, neither of us spoke.
Then his hand touched my stomach.
"Our baby."
I cried.
"He's been waiting for you."
Marcus laughed through tears.
"I knew you'd come."
"I never stopped looking."
"I knew."
Behind us, General Mitchell turned away.
We were given a few minutes.
Then Marcus whispered:
"Raymond knows about you."
"I know."
"He knows you're military."
"He knows now."
Marcus looked worried.
"He'll come after the baby."
I held his hand.
"Let him."
May you like
Marcus smiled.
"That's my girl."
