Chapter 59: CALHOUN

“Are you getting too old for the job? Is that it?” I bit back the anger and hid the fear in my voice when I finally gave him my answer.

“No, just a few hiccups, nothing I can’t handle.”

“See that you do. If anything else goes wrong… I don’t have to tell you what that could mean for you. We’ve had a good run over the years; I’d hate to see things end on this note.”

He hung up the phone before I could answer, which only made my mouth run dry. I know this guy. I know what he’s capable of and want no part of it. “We’re gonna have to do something about this Gabriel prick. This is twice now. He’s thwarted me. There’s no way he hasn’t found those kids.”

“But there hasn’t been any movement over there, no cops, nothing.”

My righthand man reminded me. “That’s what’s got me so worried. If he was a normal guy, he would’ve called the law after finding those kids, but our guys on the inside haven’t heard a peep.”

“Maybe he hasn’t found them yet.”