Love in the Limelight (Astrid and Elio) novel Chapter 532

Lucas Lampard, "I caught Jay with some shadowy figure once when I skipped class and headed back home. Just happened to see him usher this person out, and he was all, like, submissive and stuff. That guy's entourage? Man, they had a fleet of black SUVs lined up, must've been seven or eight."

"And I caught a glimpse of this weird tattoo on one of the bodyguard's hands. It was a coiled-up serpent, pitch black, right here."

A black serpent? A chill crept up Astrid's spine, "You sure about that?"

"Dead sure. I hid behind some bushes 'cause something felt way off. Those goons drove off, and I got a clear view of his hand on the steering wheel, no mistaking it."

A black, coiled serpent on the back of his left hand, that was the mark of an enigmatic international syndicate known as Viper Mirage.

If the price was right, they'd take any gig. They were behind a bunch of high-profile incidents globally, yet they'd managed to stay out of the crosshairs.

Astrid couldn't fathom why Jay would be mingling with the likes of Viper Mirage. Was he hiring them for some sort of job?

Who was the target? Her? Elio? Or could it be Roman?

After pondering for a while, Astrid lifted her gaze to Lucas, "Why come to me with this? Why not go straight to Elio?"

Lucas pursed his lips, "I saw your live stream. I get the feeling you've got some heavy hitters backing you. I'm not sure if my uncle's got what it takes to stand up to those creeps, but I'm convinced you've got the muscle."

Astrid's mouth twitched, "Kid, you're putting me on a pedestal here."

Lucas shook his head, "No, it's a man's intuition, call it the sixteenth sense."

"Astrid, you gotta dig up the dirt on these guys. Keep Roman safe, keep this family safe."