Not even his own superiors knew the dark truth that Hubbard had been hiding. Suddenly, knowing what she did, she wondered about the truth behind Ellers, Jones, and a few of the others on their team.
She knew that not all of Hubbard’s men were military. Some were law enforcement elsewhere. Especially those that he’s worked with in the past or he’s gotten wind of having a dark side like he did.
What she couldn’t understand or connect was Hubbard’s connection to Hellburn Falls. He wasn’t even from North Carolina, other than being stationed at Ft. Bragg.
“Could he have connections within the Ft. Bragg cartel? They never found out who all was a part of it. A lot of the members they did arrest wouldn’t talk,” Rocky suggested to Lana.
“Let me make a call. Sarge, can you call the captain and see if she can find out the status on Hubbard from her end? I’m going to check with my Army contacts and see if they know anything. See if what we’ve found out matches,” Lana asked Sgt. Bueller.
Lana stepped out of the room, leaving both Ryan and Jayson to stare after her in confusion. She’d been doing that a lot lately with the way her brain thinks.
She didn’t know how to explain it. It’s like she’s thinking on one path, but then when she’s trying to piece everything togetherand connect the dots. Her brain brings up other things and then it goes off in another direction that makes more sense than the previous one with what little information they have.
Once her contact had answered the phone, she went into officer mode, talking with them about what they’d been dealing with and her suspicions. Once she’d finished talking to them, she’d leaned back against the wall and closed her eyes.
She was getting a serious migraine from all of this. That wasn’t a good thing for her.
She knew once the migraine hit, it would take her at least two days to recover. Usually when one hit, Rocky, Sunny, or her sergeant stayed with her to make sure not only was she taken care of, but her kids as well.
She didn’t have two days to suffer with this, so she knew she had to get it dealt with now. If Jayson knew about these migraines and how debilitating they were for her, he would have a shit fit and watch her like a freaking hawk.
“They released Hubbard on his own recognize. He had a couple of people who stood up for him, as well as the fact he had one hell of an attorney. So, we now know he’s got money and some serious backing.”
CHAPTER
FORTY-FIVE
Lana opened her eyes and stared at her sergeant. She had been afraid of that as soon as she’d crossed paths with Hubbard three weeks ago.
“If that’s true, then Angelo’s position within the Soriano Cartel and MC is in danger. Hubbard knows who he is and knows that Angelo has a moral compass, the same as the Kenwood brothers. We have to pull him out and now,” Lana advised her sergeant.
“What if he’s testing Angelo to see if that moral compass changed? He knew you were the one to come after him. What if Angelo spun the story that you two created?”
“He would be the one person to know it was a fucking lie. Hubbard would have pulled him into the fold if anything we spun was true. The CIA created his cover and the information that is on there goes back to me or my C.O. so that if they need to check out his cover, we’re the ones to control the narrative. Hubbard is going to see through all that bullshit immediately.”
“How do you want to handle this?” Sgt. Bueller asked her, watching her closely.
“We need to find out where Angelo is hiding. Once we do that, we need to stage a bust, arresting him and his colleagues. Once we do that, we can get Angelo to safety.”
Lana started rubbing her head as she thought of what all they needed to do to find Angelo and get him out safely before it was too late. With Hubbard on the loose, their whole case could blow up on them.
“When was Hubbard released?” Lana asked, closing her eyes as she thought.
“Two days ago, but he’s already in the wind. He lost the tail that was placed on him two hours after he got released.”
“Well, fuck!” Lana muttered.
“Getting one of your migraines, aren’t you?” Sgt. Bueller asked, watching Lana closely.
“We don’t have time for me to have one. We have to find Angelo,” Lana growled at her sergeant.
“Lana, you know as well as I do if you don’t take care of it now, you’re going to be on your ass once you pass out from the pain of it out there. Take the rest of the day to fight this damn headache. We can handle finding Angelo. Once we find him, we’ll let you know,” Sgt. Bueller ordered her.
“Fuck! Fine. I’ll head back to the house and get some rest. Let Jayson know what is going on so he doesn’t go into panic mode,” Lana requested as she leaned her head back against the wall.
“I’m having him take you home and make sure you stay in bed. Don’t argue with me, Lana. I know how you are. Why do you think we always stayed with you? Yeah, part of it is to make sure the kids were letting you rest, but it’s also to make sure you’re resting and not doing what you shouldn’t be, so you’re back with us at a hundred percent.”
“I really hate you guys sometimes. Fine. I’ll wait here for him,” Lana grumped, sticking her tongue out at her team leader.
