Eric
I waited for her eyes to close then peeled myself off the floor and onto the comfort of the leather chair. I’d spent the last couple of nights downstairs with Lexi. I learned a lot about her and listened to her talk about what life was like above the border. Of course, it was all general, nothing too specific. She was very careful and didn’t give me anything I could pass on to Castillo. Nothing about the location of the safehouse, how the men operated, the other wives, nothing at all.
Years ago, I’d made the decision to stay here and work for the Cartel. It was easy money when you gave in and stopped caring. Plus, the way the Cartel ran their business wasn’t at all like the United States. It was more of an anything goes to get to the top kind of life. How ruthless could you be? I wa
