Romance Fiction posted July 24, 2016 | Chapters: | ...102 103 -104- 104... |
Soni searches for answers.
A chapter in the book Texas Dream Catcher
Chapter Treinta, (30) Part Tres
by barbara.wilkey
Background Soni Adler owns the Rockin' A ranch. I35 goes through it. Drug & human traffickers use I35 for transportation to other parts of the US. Jacob Blackwood is an ICE agent. Will these two find love? |
ENDING OF PREVIOUS POST:
"Eduardo Juan Pablo Martinez-Vega Sanchez!"
"Who's that?" Soni's eyes widened.
The man fell to the ground as a gunshot sounded.
Jim ran after the shooter.
TODAY'S POST:
PART 3
Soni watched. Please be careful. She turned to Glen. "Did this guy get shot because he ratted out the boss?"
"I would say so." Glen said something to his team that Soni couldn't hear.
But why? Who's Eduardo Juan Pablo Martinez-Vega Sanchez? I don't know anybody by that name. What does he want with me and my ranch? Soni remained lost in her thoughts before she pointed to the dead man's arm. "Mr. Watson, do you recognize any of these as cartel tats?"
"Please, call me Glen." He indicated the tattoo on the man's forearm. "This tat shows he's part of the Sinoloa Federation." He pushed up the sleeve as high as it would go. "This; Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG)."
"So he's a member of two cartels. How can that be?"
"Without going into decades of cartel history, the fast answer is it can't, really." Glen stood. "CJNG is an offshoot of the Sinoloa Federation, but is quickly becoming one of the most feared Mexican cartels."
"Interstate thirty-five runs through my ranch, and the cartels seem to want to control it."
"Probably. In 2004, the Sinoloas fought the Juarez Cartel over three drug routes into El Paso, resulting in somewhere around twelve thousand. casualties. Imagine what they would do to get control of I35? It's likely the Sinaloa Federation's repeating a move from its playbook and trying to control the lucrative Nuevo Laredo trafficking corridor. The Los Zetas are battling them over that."
Soni watched Jim lead the tall, muscular man toward them. Good, their leader. Now all I have to do is find out who Eduardo Juan Pablo Martinez-Vega Sanchez is.
The man stood before them and glared at Soni as he stated, "You will not win. This is not over." He spit on the ground. "More will come."
"The US government owns I35, not me. I'm not stopping you from using it. Your war is with the government. Leave me alone." Soni turned to walk away. "I'm done." Under her breath she muttered, "Until a few weeks ago, I never even heard of your cartels."
"The war with you is not about drug trafficking. It's about rightful ownership," he yelled after her.
Soni turned and walked to the man. "What did you say about ownership?" She hesitated before she spoke, "I legally own all my property."
The man aimed his spit at her. "Either you're a liar or you know nothing." He missed.
Jim grabbed his Marine knife with his right hand and held the man's neck with his left. He lifted him slightly from the ground. "You will show respect to Ms. Adler, do you understand?"
The man's eyes widened as he nodded.
"Repeat after me, I will not disrespect Ms. Adler." Jim continued his stance.
"I will not disrespect Ms. Adler," he uttered under duress.
"Good." Jim removed his hands from the man and stepped back while he returned his knife to the sheath. He nodded to Glen. "Take the scumbag away." He held out his hand to Soni. "Let's get back to the hospital. Come on, Fi. You need to come too."
As the Yorkie puppy followed, Jim said, "Did you notice how Fi protected you?"
Soni laughed.
"Eduardo Juan Pablo Martinez-Vega Sanchez!"
"Who's that?" Soni's eyes widened.
The man fell to the ground as a gunshot sounded.
Jim ran after the shooter.
TODAY'S POST:
PART 3
Soni watched. Please be careful. She turned to Glen. "Did this guy get shot because he ratted out the boss?"
"I would say so." Glen said something to his team that Soni couldn't hear.
But why? Who's Eduardo Juan Pablo Martinez-Vega Sanchez? I don't know anybody by that name. What does he want with me and my ranch? Soni remained lost in her thoughts before she pointed to the dead man's arm. "Mr. Watson, do you recognize any of these as cartel tats?"
"Please, call me Glen." He indicated the tattoo on the man's forearm. "This tat shows he's part of the Sinoloa Federation." He pushed up the sleeve as high as it would go. "This; Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG)."
"So he's a member of two cartels. How can that be?"
"Without going into decades of cartel history, the fast answer is it can't, really." Glen stood. "CJNG is an offshoot of the Sinoloa Federation, but is quickly becoming one of the most feared Mexican cartels."
"Interstate thirty-five runs through my ranch, and the cartels seem to want to control it."
"Probably. In 2004, the Sinoloas fought the Juarez Cartel over three drug routes into El Paso, resulting in somewhere around twelve thousand. casualties. Imagine what they would do to get control of I35? It's likely the Sinaloa Federation's repeating a move from its playbook and trying to control the lucrative Nuevo Laredo trafficking corridor. The Los Zetas are battling them over that."
Soni watched Jim lead the tall, muscular man toward them. Good, their leader. Now all I have to do is find out who Eduardo Juan Pablo Martinez-Vega Sanchez is.
The man stood before them and glared at Soni as he stated, "You will not win. This is not over." He spit on the ground. "More will come."
"The US government owns I35, not me. I'm not stopping you from using it. Your war is with the government. Leave me alone." Soni turned to walk away. "I'm done." Under her breath she muttered, "Until a few weeks ago, I never even heard of your cartels."
"The war with you is not about drug trafficking. It's about rightful ownership," he yelled after her.
Soni turned and walked to the man. "What did you say about ownership?" She hesitated before she spoke, "I legally own all my property."
The man aimed his spit at her. "Either you're a liar or you know nothing." He missed.
Jim grabbed his Marine knife with his right hand and held the man's neck with his left. He lifted him slightly from the ground. "You will show respect to Ms. Adler, do you understand?"
The man's eyes widened as he nodded.
"Repeat after me, I will not disrespect Ms. Adler." Jim continued his stance.
"I will not disrespect Ms. Adler," he uttered under duress.
"Good." Jim removed his hands from the man and stepped back while he returned his knife to the sheath. He nodded to Glen. "Take the scumbag away." He held out his hand to Soni. "Let's get back to the hospital. Come on, Fi. You need to come too."
As the Yorkie puppy followed, Jim said, "Did you notice how Fi protected you?"
Soni laughed.
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