Chapter 49

David

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and my relationship with Sarah had never been so strong.

She did exactly as Simon ordered, and I tagged along on the new DeLuca strongman's latest weapons purchase.

I don't know if my father was forming an army or renegotiating weapons in some third-world country, but Sarah bought him the new XM250 coupled with an advanced optical system, the XM157.

I don't know what level of crime this was. I hadn't even seen these weapons up close before.

I saw where the warehouse was, but I never knew how they got from there to their destination.

One thing I was sure of: Orange was the capital of arms trafficking, and that was Sarah's specialty, although other business took place here. She watched the books and her men like a hawk, and none even thought about robbing or betraying this tiny woman.

Despite being the result of my father's hostility, knowing her so strong and powerful excited me. Each of the seven nights we spent locked in her room could