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"I need to knohether Natalie is going to Ensenada tonight"

"What?"

"Ensenada, Kristy I need to know if she’s going to a club in Ensenada"

Silence The friendly girl was gone and a cautious woman answered him "I don’t knohat she told you, but as her editor--"

"My job is in private security, Kristy In nightclubs I have infor--" Please don’t say Ivan "--could be dangerous Very dangerous, Kristy I need to know if she went there, and I need to know if she’s alone"

Kristy’s silence told hi the situation seriously, at least Finally she said, "She called an old friend of ours in Ensenada Manuel said he’d o to this bar where a couple of the girls had worked She was just going to check things out Maybe talk to a feaitresses She knows not to--"

"What was the na up a lead about souy named Ivan Ky nspan>"

He was settled into the back of Luis’s car,inventory of the situation, but Luis kept interrupting

"Boss, this is a bad idea"

"I know, Luis"

"We’ve already started the wheels to have a for between you two If you just show up at Ruso, it’ll look like you’re being ionna look good"

"I know, Luis"

He shifted in his seat and looked out the atching the passing lights of Tijuana They were still over an hour away Thanks to Luis’s connections at the crossing, they’d uessed Natalie had, but he suspected she would still beat them there Why the hell had he promised Dez he would look out for her friend? Why the hell had he put his iant headache

"It’s gonna look like you’re trying to push theup and we haven’t really specified what it’s even about, so he’s going to be suspicious and it’s just the two of us Why are we doing this?"

"None of your business Just drive"