Krampus
(Three days later)
Drac enters my bedroom all smiles. “You were gone for a very long time today, again.”
He knows why. That familiar twinkle says so.
“Shut up.”
“What?” He smirks knowingly. “I just made an observation. Why so touchy?”
“I’m not touchy.” But my tone says otherwise. My tone says if he doesn’t watch his shit, I’m gonna pummel him, Prez or not.
“No sweets today?” he pokes.
With a clenching jaw, I turn to face him, my arms folded across my chest, and my foot tapping in annoyance. “What do you want, Prez?”
He laughs. “I hate to drag you away from yoursweetstalking gig, but I need you to do some recon tonight.”
“Okay? Where?”
“Silver Springs.”
“Again?”
He nods. “Yeah, there’s movement at their warehouse again.”
“Fuck. What are they peddling this time?”
Drac’s mouth tics slightly. “If my intel is right… people.”
“You’re kidding me, right?”
He shakes his head. “Moseley is switching shit up. When he lost Arturo, he lost his contacts and suppliers too. So, instead of running stolen goods and guns, he’s apparently trafficking people now.”
“Are you sure?”
“No. That’s why I need you to run some recon. Take Voorhees and a few others with you. If they are trafficking people, we need to stop that shit before it gets out of hand.”
“Do you think the Misfits are involved at all?”
He nods. “Despite what the motherfucker says, he’s still doing business with them. I just can’t prove it, not since they disappeared from town. Things have been far too quiet lately, and I think it’s because he doesn’t want us to interfere.”
“Moseley is capable of a lot of things, but trafficking people? That seems like a lot, even for him.”
He takes a swig of the beer in his hand and sighs. “The best offense is a good defense. We need to know what they’re running, and if it’s people, well, we need to take that operation down immediately.”
“I’m with you there, brother. Alright, I’ll grab Voorhees and head to Silver Springs.”
“Take a few others with you too.”
“I don’t know, Drac. If we have too many people with us, it might be harder to stay concealed.”
He thinks thoughtfully for a second. “Alright, at least take someone else with you.”
“I’ll take Gremlin.”
“You sure have been hanging out with him a lot lately. He must be growing on you.”
