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He and Flynn did some crazy shit in their previous careers with the government. They also had family involved with not-so-legal activities. They had connections. They were resourceful. And ultimately, that was what put the fear in him to stay clear of Adelina. He wouldn’t put her in harm’s way, and especially not right now.
* * * *
Jett stared at the contents of the folder as Flynn looked on and then locked gazes with him.
“Whoever this is, they want Uncle Vick out of the club business. Have you spoken with Cash and Zane?” Flynn asked.
“Not yet. But they’re going to be over here in thirty minutes. I received a phone call last night, and these people are threatening Uncle Vick and now us, too. They want us out of here.”
“Yeah right. They don’t know who they’re dealing with,” Flynn stated with attitude and cockiness.
Flynn gave his arm a flick.
Then he held his gaze.
“We don’t know who the fuck these people are. They could be anyone. They could have already infiltrated The Phantom. People could be planted around here and ready to sabotage us. This situation could stem from our pasts when we were federal agents or more recently, after we retired and pulled a few moonlight jobs. We don’t have shit and neither does Uncle Vick. He’s been threatened for months.”
“And he just told us about it now?”
“Only because I called him to find out about that situation with your friend, Peter. That led to some bad news about Viper. He’s been helping out some mafiosos from Brooklyn. He messed with the government computer system as well as the security cameras down by the ports.”
“You mean to help bring in drugs?” Flynn asked, totally shocked.
“As in guns and other shit. At least that’s what the inside sources are stating. Uncle Vick was getting in on the action.”
“Shit.” Flynn leaned back in the chair.
“Exactly. We’re guilty by association, yet we need to help protect the family name and the businesses. This situation has the capabilities of sending us to jail if we’re not careful.”
“We run everything legit. We’re not buying guns and drugs. We don’t allow any of the riffraff to come in here and sell either. Family or not, we’re not doing what a lot of them are. We’re not going down for their crimes.”
“I hear you, Flynn, but we’re being pulled into the same category and group as the rest of them. Someone is threatening us, threatening The Phantom’s existence and our control. We need help.”
“And so you called in Cash and Zane.”
“You bet I did. We’re going to have to pull all our resources on this one. And be sure to watch your back, be aware of where you are and who’s around you while you’re out and about. I don’t like where this situation could be headed.”
“Me either,” Flynn replied.
Flynn ran his hands through his hair. The main reason for his overindulgence in tequila last night was the sudden and tragic death of his friend, Viper, and the news that his good friend, Peter, went missing during a government operation in the Middle East. By midnight, Flynn got news that Peter was killed.
He was a government agent and had been found with a bullet wound to his head. It was believed that he committed suicide, but Flynn didn’t buy that. Peter was a top-notch guy, and he was still involved with investigative work per diem. That was two friends, Viper and Peter, killed in the last forty-eight hours. Both he and Jett had worked with those guys on different investigations for the government. Some of them, they swore they would never talk about ever again.
“Well, what did you find out about Peter?”
“The detectives working the case think that it was a staged suicide.”
Flynn locked gazes with his brother and felt his heart ache. He hadn’t felt right about the news since he heard yesterday.
“He was murdered?”
“Yeah, it looks that way. His fiancée is so distraught, and now the detectives are looking into his past with the government.”
“Good luck with that.”
“Exactly. So, I think we need to find out more about Peter and any new investigative work he’s been hired for. It’s the least we can do for his fiancée, Sally. Cash and Zane want to help since they knew Peter, too.”
“Great. We have the wake to attend.”
