283 See You Soon
(Winona)
“Good question,” I say, “Let’s ask Gus.”
I motion for Gus to come in, and he steps into the room, the tension between him and Jayden feels like it could explode at any moment.
“Jayden raised a good point. How will you know when I’m with Cass?” I ask him.
“There’s a button to press on the GPS,” Gus explains. “It’ll send us an alarm. Then we’ll know you are with her, and we can proceed getting you two out of there. If I can get a chopper in Mexico to get you both, I will”
“What if you can’t?”
“We’ll get you to a more public place by road.”
“That’s it?” Jayden says, glaring at Gus. “What if that doesn’t work? What if Cass is injured and can’t move?”
“We’ll have people on the ground following, remember we will be tracking you. All you need to do is press that button once you are with Cass and you can both move together safely.” Gus replies calmly.
“How do I know who to trust?” I ask, my heart racing.
“They’ll show you a symbol,” Gus says, pulling out his phone to show me an image. “It’ll be small, but you’ll recognize it. They’re Nexus Global. Trust them.”
‘Jayden’s gaze snaps to Gus, his face dark with suspicion. “What the hell is Nexus Global, Gus? And what the hell are you?”
Gus sighs. “I’ll explain later, Jayden. Right now, we need to focus on getting Winona to Cass.”
Jayden clenches his fists, clearly frustrated. “I hate this. I hate that you’re walking into danger while I have. to sit here and wait. I should be with you.”
I reach for his hand, squeezing it tight. “I’ll come back to you,” I whisper, my voice breaking. “I promise.”
n’t keep that
His eyes lock onto mine, stormy and full of emotion. “You promise.”
I swallow hard, knowing he’s right. But what else can I do? This is the only way. “I will try with everything in me to keep it. You know that.”
“I’d prefer to get Winona on the morning flight to Cancun. She needs to act like she would normally. But we can’t send her through with the ransom undetected. That much cash and jewelry will get questioned.”
“And they said to be there tonight!” I don’t like going against what they wanted.
“You text them that you can only get private airspace in the morning. They will call and when they do you
tell them you want proof Cass is okay. That a private jet is the only way with the ransom,” Gus tells me.
“I hope they listen to me.”
“Remember you are bait for Jayden. If anything they will want to keep you to lure him. So we have to let
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them think that is what’s happening. Then we intercept them, get you both away from danger and back home.” Gus sounds very sure..
“Okay, got it. But if Cass had her stuff stolen, how do we get her back.” I’ve just remembered what the Cancun police told me.
“I have replacements for her. I will organize that. You organize to make them take you to Cass or even better bring her to you during the drop.” Gus squeezes my hand.
I nod. “Right. I can do that. But if they want me to lure Jayden, I can’t see them bringing her to me.
“That’s why you need to demand to see her in the flesh. If they take you separately, we could be in trouble,” Gus says.
I’ll make it work.”
Gus continues his instructions. “You can’t take no for an answer, even if they threaten Cass. Draw them out, see if they will admit this is more than a chance kidnapping for money. Get them on the back foot.”
“I hope I can hold my nerve.”
“As long as they don’t have Jayden, you have the upper hand, and they will negotiate with you. I will make it known that they must stop targeting my family if they want me to meet their demands,” Gus explains.
“What is it they want from you?” Jayden eyes Gus carefully.
“I’m not at liberty to discuss that now.”
“Will you ever be?” Jayden asks.
“Once Winona and Cass are safe back over our border, I will tell you, and only you, Jayden,”
“And what? We can just never go to South America again or we’ll be in danger?” Jayden asks.
“No. This will end when Cass and Winona are safe. I’ll see to it. I’m on the verge of ending it, that’s why they are getting desperate. But I have a lot of lives at stake.”
“Gus,” Jayden says finally, his voice low and tense. “You better make damn sure Winona gets back safely.”
“I will,” Gus replies, his voice steady. “But right now, we need to get Winona into a hotel ready for their call and then on that private jet tomorrow moring. I’ll give you two sometime and then meet me outside, Winona.”
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