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I laugh. “Technically, Bug did.”

“True. I’ll have to send him a thank you gift.”

Chapter 31

Wizard

The feds arrived fifteen minutes before meeting time. Havoc and Mayhem bring JR in and close the door behind them. Detective Stone and officers Simmons and Vega have arrived as well. Gambit takes a seat at the head of the table. He grabs the skull and pounds on the table.

“Meetings in order, fuckers.”

“I want to introduce you to our guests, senior federal marshal Nathan Blake and marshal Riley Hayes. We’ll be working with them to take down the local Bratva.”

Gambit introduces everyone going around the table, saving JR for last.

“Marshal Blake, the floors yours.”

“Is everyone here essential to this case?”

“My brothers and I are all military trained and will take part in the plan. JR is the man with the information on Petrov. Wizard sent you the file on JR’s crimes as well as his involvement with Petrov and Barnes. Stormy, my wife, is here to offer Charlie support. Charlie is JR’s ex and the mother of the underage children currently in danger,” Gambit says.

“Oh no. No way, I’m talking about Teddy Barnes. No fucking way.”

I put my hand on Charlie’s arm.

“I got this,” I say, quietly.

“Prez, I need our immunity papers signed now.”

“Marshal Hayes, may we have the papers, please?” Gambit asks.

The marshal sits a briefcase on the table and pulls out a tablet. After pushing a few buttons, she stands up, taking the tablet to Gambit.

“I need everyone except Roger Carmine Caruso, Jr. to sign. After you sign, hit the done button and hand it to the next person. The pad will auto load a new signature page. Did you have your attorney look over the copy we sent you?” Marshal Hayes asks

“We did. There’s a copy of the final draft in my inbox,” Gambit says.

“Let me double check my inbox to make sure I have the latest copy before we begin.”

With speed and efficiency, Hayes accesses her emails and compares documents. With a smile, she hands the device to Gambit.

“I did have the latest. Would you care to compare the two?”

“If you don’t mind.”

“Not at all. I would,” Hayes says with a smile.

Gambit smiles and takes the tablet. Uses the pen to sign electronically and passes it to Papa. It takes about five minutes to pass the device around. As soon as it's back in the marshal’s hands. I explode out of my chair, make my way to JR, grab him up out of the chair and lift him up until he’s standing on his toes like a ballerina.

“You will give them what they want. You put your daughters on the radar of human traffickers. Do you have any idea the life those poor girls would live? I’m telling you right now, mother fucker, talk or I’ll feed you to the gators still alive and bleeding.”

Sweat breaks out on his brow. I’ve got a good six inches on the twat. I slap him hard once in the face. Then shake him for good measure before I let the fucker go.

“You can’t do that. You heard him threaten me.”

Marshal Hayes smiles. “He has immunity in regard to your personal wellbeing. You may want to keep that in mind from now on.”

JR looks like someone punched him. He deflates and slowly lowers himself into the chair I drug him out of earlier. Over the next hour, JR answers the marshal's questions and admits to a litany of crimes in the process of turning over evidence against Barnes and the Brava.

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