Caliber

Chapter 21

Derek walked down the ramp with Duke a step behind him, their masks pulled back down over their handsome faces. Replacing men with lovers with men of cold hearts that thrived in the shadows. Their black armor glinted dully and the rifles, and pistols glinted wickedly in the sun. Their team stood waiting for orders, looking deadly. Not as deadly as their leaders, but just as ready, Derek had added red paint to his mask so half of the skull looked like it was it was blood splattered.

"Team, we are here in this godforsaken country for one purpose and that is to take down a cartel that targeted a now six year olds father. Because of his invention, also I would personally like to watch them bleed out. For reasons that I will not tell you," Derek said then he pointed at the map. Duke crossed his arms over his armored chest,

"Ireland isn't a bad place, other than the Irish cartel being here making it shitty." Duke said and Derek nodded his masked head. His finger still on the spot that he pointed at on the map.

"We take down this operation here, it's a part of the drug part of the cartels business. We take this and we'll start to be a thorn in their side. Then we'll fade into the shadows and a few days later we'll hit this operation. Start poking at them, I want everyone in the cartel operations that we take down dead. Then we level the place." Derek said and backed away from the table and Duke raised his hand and gave the signal to move out.

Derek paused by Duke's side and whispered.
"Did Kerria update you, that she discovered that the invention could be in this compound?" Derek asked and Duke looked shocked.
"No, she didn't, I wasn't aware that she found a lead." Duke said and Derek only nodded and walked away, the bastards had it here and he wasn't going to let fall into the wrong hands again. He had found the lead and tracked it here, he hadn't told his twin anything.
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Anaya sat on Derek's couch holding his navy dog tags tight in her hand and close to her chest. While the morning suns rays filtered into the living room. Tears slipped silently down her cheeks, why didn't she say something to Kerria or Derek about the fear that gripped her? Yes her father was still alive and doing well. But he still had enemies that wouldn't hesitate to take her to use against her dad.

Her dad might be older than he was when he was in the service but he had kept fit. Anaya looked down at Derek's dog tags and a tear dropped onto the surface of one as she remembered her first day of college. Her dad had been hammering into her had since she was little that she wasn't to mention his time in the military. That day he had looked her straight in the eyes with his hands on her shoulders. She remembered his words clear has day as if he had just spoken them to her.

Flashback:

"Anaya, my dear child, you stay safe and remember keep your information to yourself. And only use what you have to get through your education, and keep what you know about me to yourself also. There are many people that I have pissed off and they have luckily lost my trail decades ago. But they will come if they get a scent to follow. I love you my dear girl, just keep this to yourself."

"Daddy, are you sure?"

"Yes, now go on be a college student and have fun, just keep that mind ok?"

"Yes, daddy and I love you too" Anaya said as she hugged her dad.

Anaya shook her head to clear it, and it wasn't that she was scared. It was fear for her dad, and now for Derek. He's made enemies, it seemed like she had enemies all around her. She rubbed the tags and remembered her capture, rescue, then stitching Derek up in flashes. She squeezed her eyes shut, she knew that she would break eventually. But it couldn't be now, not when she needed to be strong. There's always something that you have to be strong for, but would it be bad to just let everything out for once? Anaya's mind threw at her and she scoffed.