Catch Us If You Can

Chapter 16:

Chapter 16: War

Recap:

**Espen's POV**

"Well I'm glad you two made up." Val cheers as she spins around on a bar stool in the kitchen and Anthony and I walk down stairs. Ash and Michael were in the living room watching television.

"Me too," Anthony replies as he places his arm on my waist and pulls me close to him. I love the heat radiating off of him, it makes me feel warm and fuzzy. I smile triggering a gagging noise from Val.

"Ew." She scrunches her face up in disgust, "Anyways, while you and Espen were saying your wedding vows. We found this," She pulls out an iPad and hands it to him. Anthony releases me and grabs the piece of technology. He examines the information, I prance over and take a seat next to Val. I take notice of Anthony's expression, he's furious, and his body language reveals it as well. He slams the piece of technology down on the counter.

"That bitch," He screams, I take a glance at the iPad and notice Kalel exchanging something in a briefcase with a man who was well past middle age, he had no hair on his head and he seemed to be please with whatever Kalel was handing over. "She's been working with Sydel, that backstabbing bitch" He mumbles to himself, then addresses his co-leader, "I don't care what you have to do, but find her." He commands, Val nods in understanding, and rises from her seat. She picks up her phone and starts making a call.

I know that Kalel was apart of the Bloodhounds, so whatever she was doing with Sydel guy it is betrayal. From the looks of it, Anthony is going to pursue Kalel and make her pay for her treachery against him.

End of Recap:

**Anthony's POV**

"Purest of it's kind." I am given a bag full of crystallized substance, and pluck it out of the supplier's hands. I gaze at the translucent rocks, nodding in approval of it's worth.

"Ninety percent," The man before me exclaimed as he nodded his head with pride. "So eighty for the full two pounds." I scoff at the bizarre individual, I wouldn't normally do business with a man like this one.

"Ray," I recalled his name, "I'll give you fifty- thousand for a pound and a half." I barter, the supplier was a user himself, he's frail and unsettled. I stare at Val, she and I glance at each other. We need this deal, the more money we can make with these drugs, the better. So I decide to stay and continue working with the supplier.

His eyes screamed paranoia, his body is refusing to stand still, and he is constantly looking behind himself "Come on man, Seventy five." He begged, I heaved a sigh and rolled my eyes.

"Sixty and that's it." I cross my arms, his deformed face scrunches up at my offer. I'm not willing to waste time, I need to be looking for Kalel and here I am making a deal with a junkie. I toss him the bag and turn away, but as I approach my car, I hear the man scream my name and I halt.

"Sixty five for the entire batch and the next," Honestly I'm willing to drop the deal in it's entirety, so I continue walking away, "And I'll include some information on the girl you're looking for. Kalel Cullen?" I stop, then switch directions, and the man swallowed a lump in his throat as he sniffles, as he pulls on his over sized hoodie.

I nod, glancing at Val, and she pulls out a large envelope full of money. She takes out a single stack, then hands him the rest of the cash. He pulls out of the sweatshirt, two large plastic bags, full of the same rubber bands holding them together. She snatches the bags and smiles.

"You said that you have information," I tap my foot impatiently

"The girl you're looking for," I roll my eyes at what I already know, "She's been running around, looking for protection, and for a while no one would help her. But from what I hear the Gun Lords are going to help her. She's got funds apparently."