It Goes On - Book l

Oligarch

Simon's Point of View:

"What did we get from Ben?" I hated having to refer to Ben and Graves as one of my allies. It made me grimace at the thought, but I had to trust Kiera and her plan. What she had was far better than what I could come up with I had hoped.

"How much of it came from Graves?" Johnny added. I could hear the attitude in his voice.

"They're partners in crime, boys." Laswell warned us.

"Literally."

"Right now, they're our partners."

"Kiera vetted their intel... It's good. They found Makarov's financier. She's an oligarch named Milena Romanova. Been doing Makarov's bidding behind the scenes for years."

"Where is she?"

"A private island."

"Isolated and remote..."

"It's a fortress in paradise. Guess who runs security?"

"Konni Group."

"The intel included blueprints and a lay o' the land."

"What're we looking for? We can't roll up Milena."

"Not legally, but we can roll up her money," I heard Kiera add through our comms. "The island has servers that can get us into her banking."

"We need to get past her security protocols."

"Someone has a FOB key. We find him, and I can get a live line and crack it." Laswell added.

"We'll infill from the water and split up. I'll go for the FOB key, Ghost will secure the rear perimeter."

"We'll need eyes."

"You've got two of us now, boys. I'll pilot a drone and Kiera will coordinate from the air."

"I like what I'm hearing."

"Let's go follow the money."

Johnny and I were infused with adrenaline. A stealth mission between us, knowing that with our teamwork, we'd be able to get this done quickly as well as efficiently.

"Weapons hot, Johnny. A storm's comin'." I said to him, light drizzles of rain colliding against us as I operated the small boat, stalling the engine low enough to where it would stop behind the nearby stone wall that had erected from the water.

"You talkin' about us or an actual storm?"

"Depends on how you view it."

"Give us a sit-rep, boys."

"On target, Watcher. About to split up."

"We've got eyes in the sky. Let's go to work, Bravo."

"I'm goin' in."

"Good luck, mate." I nodded, reaching my hand out to bump my fist with his. I watched him dive into the water before I made my way to my primary location to secure a perimeter, and would I give anything to hear Kiera's voice right about now. A quick I love you or even a be careful, but I knew she was keeping it professional, refraining from the possibility of keeping me distracted.

"Primary objective is the FOB key. Milena's security office has it. He's our HVI right now."

"Soap, he's on your side of the island." Kiera added.

"His unlucky day. I'll track him."

"The HVI's signal isn't great, be advised. It'll get stronger as he moves."