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“He’s not expecting me?”

“He’s expecting you, but not this way You take Verónica and he’s going to lose it She’s his herot a weird ownership over her”

I shrugged It wasn’t that unusual “I’ to marry her off to another cartel, make an alliance”

“He shot that chance taking out Morales The other cartels are watching him to see what he’ll do He’s already moved in on all the Morales ports It came out that he was Morales’ hijo”

“Hoas that received?”

A shrug from him “There was less resistance to the transition I think that’s all that was achieved, also made sense to the other cartels about why Morales let Marco live so long and how he expanded so fast” He leaned forward “But, co you, they are wary of him”

I eyed hi toto happen?”

“Unless he leaves the north? Which, I don’t think they think he’ll do”

“But that’s his plan”

Abraave a wary nod “I think so He’s pissed that his distributors up north were taken out Bla his head “I gotta say, I’d be shocked if he doesn’t send sicarios after you and your boss at the same time”

I figured he’d go that route, but not after both of us I’d need to warn Downer

I asked, “You knoho he’d send?”

He eyed me, then a stiff and slow nod “I do”

I’d ask for those names after we handled this first order of business “We have to move Did you do what I asked?”

He paused, not answering, and then, “She knows you’re coave us for the approach”

That’s what I assu in earlier so I could rest and scout the area I needed toin on his own If I’d seento do the ed hihim had been a risk, but I needed to see if he’d be an asset for me later