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March 31, 2019
Taos, New Mexico
The Escalade soon reached a secondary road that was little more than a beaten track through the wilderness. Branches and bushes sideswiped the SUV at every chance. Pete watched the driver negotiate the turns and the washed-out, deeply rutted road with an ease that told him these guys were pros. What does the DeVere Group need with professional military men to confirm a diamond discovery? Then it occurred to him. They must think somebody else knows about the diamonds.
The road ended at a small clearing and the group got out. While the others loaded up their gear, Pete pulled an iPad from his daypack and brought up a three-dimensional topo map of the area. Then he pressed an icon that was the image of a drone. Underneath it was the name “Buttercup.” Ins
