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When she returned her mom and Falcon were behind her! Madam closed the door and opened the floor for them to tell Fatima everything they knew!

Falcon, "I want to start by saying! I never meant to hurt you in a way that would result in you not wanting Isábella around us! I need to apologize for not allowing you to be the woman I know you can be! I have always wanted to shelter and protect you! I've done it so much that I lost sight on what's really important!"

Fatima, "Oh yeah and what's that?"

Falcon, "You and my granddaughter! Boog we knew about Isábella! We have known ever since you first got pregnant! Eduardo kept us looped in on everything!"

Fatima, "Eduardo?"

Jewel, "Yes! We are partners with the Hernandez Cartel! Booga we knew about everything but we needed to act as though we didn't until you were comfortable enough to bring her around! Eduardo, made contact with us weekly to let us know about her and how she was doing! Once he went underground, his brothers were the ones watching over her for us! We never meant to deceive you! We just wanted to allow you to learn to love and trust us again!"

Fatima, "Wait! Underground?"

Falcon, "Yes! He's not actually dead! He needed the Le Mottis Cartel to believe he was!"

Fatima, "Why?"

Jewel, "He believed that this would buy him more time for you, Isábella, and Isaias to disappear!"

Fatima, "Disappear? Wait! Who is Isaias?"

Falcon, "Isaias is his son!"

Fatima, "Son? Wait a minute! How old is he?"

Jewel, "He's 5!"

Fatima, "So not only is he a liar, he's a cheat!"

Falcon, "He doesn't want you to see it that way! When Isaias was born his mom, abandoned him! She said she didn't want to be a mother and still had her life ahead of her! Isaias has been here with Athena and her family ever since! He wants you to take him in as your own!"

Fatima took a deep breath, "I'll never mistreat a child so I have no problem accepting him as my own! My problem lies with the underline meaning of all of this! Why now?"

Jewel, "Isaias' mother is the heiress of the Le Mottis Cartel! Apparently, she is the one who ordered the hit on you, Isábella, and Isaias!"

Fatima, "How can someone I don't know want me dead?"

Falcon, "Actually, I think you may know more about her than you would like to believe!"

Fatima, "What does that even mean?"

Jewel, "Baby the person who ordered the hit out on you, knows you! They know you down to every detail! The paperwork had your address, where you like to shop, where you order and eat out, the trail you jog on! Isábella's school! Your truck and tag number! The route you take to work, and the location of your bedroom in your house!"

Fatima, "Wait! There's only a few people who know where I live and only a selected few know which room I sleep in! The rest of that information could be easily retrieved what you just mentioned is hard to know!"

Ace entered the room, "Madam, I have the information you asked for!"

Madam opened the envelope and her jaw dropped!

Fatima, "Who is it?"

Madam, "KAREN MOTT Aka KARENA MOTTIS!"

Fatima, "WTF?"

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