Chapter 81 I Saw Her
“Alpha, Richard has succeeded in locating the target. We are on track with the mission. They should be back in two hours with the detailed report.”
Samuel was going through the planned route to Papeno with us and concluding his report with the latest update from Group B.
“Good. Samuel, take your team to chart out the route to their base as well. Then go back to Mirage directly to update Talon.”
“Yes, Alpha,” Samuel replied.
“Group C, prepare for action. Rendevouz with Group B in two hours at 14:00.”
“Yes, Alpha!” The rest of my men replied.
“Dismissed.”
After they dispersed in small groups, I checked in with Talon over the phone and confirmed that everything back in the Capital was under control.
I looked at my watch–I had a couple hours to spare.
O
I knew what I wanted to do.
The piece of paper Talon had given me with the address of the jewelry store was burning a hole in my pocket. I had memorized how to get there from our rental before I even arrived in Avondale.
It wasn‘t far, and I got there within thirty minutes. However, now that I was already in the jewelry shop, I was hesitant
A middle–aged woman was working behind the counter, talking to another customer. I hung back, waiting for her to finish.
I looked around. It wasn‘t a high–end jewelry store, though they had some nice pieces. This was good news Rosalie‘s necklace should be memorable to these people.
The woman had finally finished with the other customer. “Can I help you, sir?” tshe asked, peering over the top of her spectacles at me.
“Yes..” I began, my breath catching in my throat as I imagined how she might answer my question. All of a sudden, I wondered whether it might have been better not to come here, that way, at least, I could still keep that faint hope in my heart.
“Sir?” she asked again,
I cleared my throat and took a deep breath. “Have you seen this necklace before?”
I pulled it out of my pocket and set it on the counter, but didn‘t let go of it.
I couldn‘t let go of it.
Oh, yes!” she exclaimed right away. “I remember that piece. Isn‘t it gorgeous? When I first saw it, I thought the gemstones had to be fake, they‘re so beautiful. But they‘re real. Every single one of them.”
I nodded, not really caring about the necklace itself. “Do you remember where it came from?”
“Where it came from?”
I clarified, “Yes, do you remember who sold this necklace to
bit nervous, glancing away from me. I realized that my intense tone might seem out of place for a supposed
down a few paper notes and softened my tone. “The owner of the necklace
probably came to the conclusion that answering my question really wouldn‘t cost her
well, we bought it from one of our regular suppliers–Bernie. He brought it over in one of his
chest. The necklace
Bernie the same question. ‘Who in the world sold you that?‘ I asked him.
trying to give me as many details as she could,
told me some young lady brought it into his pawnshop. She seemed eager to get rid of it, he said. He couldn‘t figure out the situation because she was quite
was beating again. “Where is
them,” she said. “But this one was on Papeno, I believe. The big island,
you,” I said. I couldn‘t help
ask you, though. I sold that to another merchant.
her in the eye
rid of it. I
heart pounding as I walked out of
so close had both of us
Rosalie was on
told my inner wolf to
feel my wolf as if he were pacing inside of me, a caged animal ready to be let loose to chase
mindlinked me. “Group B‘s preliminary report is here. They‘re back with
“In person?”
use on the target island. Richard suggested we
walked back to our meeting spot. “Good, that probably means we are on the right track. In which Papeno island
“East Papeno.”
I stilled.
must
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it took time. The sun was going down by the time we got settled. We quickly
the front gate of our temporary headquarters behind
the
looked like nothing more than a private residence– a large private residence. It had a
soon as we approached, we caught sight of their patrols. We didn‘t want to draw their attention, so
do
figure out a way to get onto the property. However, we don‘t know what to expect until we get inside. Once we‘re able to get in, we‘ll be
when it came to reconnaissance. At this point, I needed to be patient and trust him to get
execute his
and turned to
his tracks. “Is there a
eyebrows raised, but he didn‘t question why I wanted
he said. “There‘s a pawnshop by the dress shop on the strip downtown where the stores are located.
in mind.” I nodded my thanks, and he joined
to downtown, hoping to get a chance to speak to the pawnshop owner. I had a disguise on, but still needed to be cautious. Unlike Avondale, there weren‘t a lot
pawnshop, though, I was too late. They‘d
but there wasn‘t much I could do. We had
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