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No.
All he really wanted was the key. If the man would give it to him, he’d let him live.
Von had done research on the man, and if he disappeared, the US government would be suspicious.
Hemmingway Seville first?
Then a Duke and Dutchess?
Now, an American/British citizen doctor?
That went against everything he knew about getting shit done, and it also drew attention toBlackStone.
That wasn’t happening.
Now that the skirmish in Afghanistan was over, they needed that fifty million to keep the company going until the next profitable war.
The Middle East was a shithole of possibilities, and it was only a matter of time before one of those countries made a mess.
Until then, he needed that funding, or he wouldn’t be at the head ofThe BlackStone Groupanymore.
As he walked into the room, what was left of his mercenaries looked worried.
“This had better be good. Show me,” he said.
They walked him out to the barn, and when they reconnected the lights, and opened the one horse’s stall, he saw it.
Three.
Dead.
Men.
Von sighed.
“Well, that’s unfortunate,” he stated. “He lost his head, and the other two look like they had their necks broken. That looks to be a professional hit.”
That it did.
“Do we know who we are dealing with?” he asked. “By any chance?”
One of the last living mercenaries handed him a file. The second Von saw it, he knew.
“Oh, we have a problem,” he said, opening it. Inside, there was a picture of a man, and he had the credentials to prove that this whole situation was bad.
The government was now up in his business—or it would be if this man got away.
“Captain Gamble Holloway, special forces, and CIA operative. Well, fuck, gentlemen. We now have a problem. That this is the Marine hunting you guys down…”
The ex-soldiers all looked scared.
And they should be.
Von had wanted to keep the US Government out of this, and now, it appeared that wasNOTgoing to be the case.
“So this guy is the one protecting the doctor. Do we know why? Is there a connection?”
They weren’t sure.
