Code Of Silence (5 page)
Authors: J.L. Drake
“So, I followed them home one night. Only they caught on and tried to make a run for it.”
“Into the scrap yard,” I whispered with my palm held up to my face to get a better look at the casings.
“I knew Charlie would hide the girl, and sure enough, when we were close to her, he showed himself. Vinnie dragged him through the dirt to my feet. He didn’t beg. He was smarter than that. He just closed his eyes and said a prayer. It had never made sense to me, and when I thought I understood it, I was proven wrong.” His glance moved over to Sydney then back to me. “It wasn’t easy, but it had to be done. He knew too much.”
“How did his wife play into all of this? Why kill her?” My mouth was dry.
“She saw. If she had just stayed put, I would have let her be…maybe.” He smirked. “But instead she dropped to his side and died right alongside of him. True love and all that shit, I guess. I don’t like loose ends, Agent Colin.”
I cleared my throat and set the bullets upright. My pointer finger rested above my lip while I chose my words very carefully.
“One last thing.” I felt an eerie calm pass over me. “How was Charlie connected to you?”
Vinnie laughed behind me as Sly smirked at Bobby.
“He was my son.”
“Hmm,” I mumbled, then in a blink, I grabbed my knife and jammed it in his throat. Sydney grabbed my gun and held Vinnie and Sly at bay. I moved around the marble and watched as the blood squirted from his main artery, soaking his expensive dress shirt and pooling on his lap. His eyes showed me his life slipped from his grasp. “Sorry, Grandfather, but you had to know it would end like this.”
“Holy fuck,” Vinnie gasped behind me. “He’s Charlie’s boy.” His expression changed as he glanced at Sydney. You could see as it all clicked together for him, “you’re not their daughter.”
I ignore him and look over, “Syd,” I called over my shoulder, “call it in.”
I looked back at the man I hunted for years. I knew he was connected, but I never had enough proof, until now.
“This is Agent Sydney Claire, badge 768 with the Santa Monica agency.”
I looked down at my blood-soaked hands, then at a body that struggled to live, and finally at the woman I love who agreed to help me with this case, and follow me through until the end.
“I can’t believe I’m looking at Charlie’s boy,” Vinnie grunted as he tossed his gun at my feet in a state of defeat. “He would have been—”
Pop, pop!
Two bullets burrowed into his flesh. I turned to Sly and did the same. No loose ends.
I bent over Bobby’s lifeless body and pulled his ring free of his fat finger and slipped it on my own.
I looked at Sydney, who gave me a wicked grin and joined me at my side.
I finally got what I wanted—justice and my seat at the head of the family table.
I had mafia ties, and I planned to use them.
The End
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Acknowledgements
Mary Drake, Erin Smith, Ana Armstrong, Ariana McWilliams
About the Author
J. L. Drake was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada, later moving to Southern California where she now lives with her husband and two children.
When she is not writing she loves to spend time with her family, travelling, or just enjoying a night at home. One thing you might notice in her books is her love of the four seasons. Growing up on the east coast of Canada, the change in the seasons is in her blood and is often mentioned in her writing.
An avid reader of James Patterson, J.L. Drake has often found herself inspired by his many stories of mystery and intrigue. She hopes you will enjoy her books as much as she has enjoyed writing them.
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