From A to Z - Angel Reyes

Chapter 15

*Friday Evening - Angel's House*

Zara had a key to Angel's but she'd never used it before and felt weird about it, so, she just sat on his front step and waited. Her anxiety was high, she knew a serious discussion was going to happen on the other side of that door and she was terrified something would wiggle between them again.

He wasn't too late, only about ten minutes, but he was overly apologetic when he arrived. Angel too worried this necessary discussion would taint their second go. The conversation he had with Coco, EZ and Gilly had been unproductive. There was nothing they could do but keep a lower profile and warn Adelita that someone would have their eyes on her.

"Sorry," he said hurriedly.

"No worries," she said, climbing to her feet. "I felt weird using your key."

"That's why I gave it to you," he said with a groan.

"Would you use mine if I wasn't there?"

Angel smirked, knowing he wouldn't, and unlocked the door. "Next time you can use it."

"I'll remember that," she chuckled. "So, can we talk and get this over with? I've been worried about it all afternoon."

"Just wanna jump in?"

"Headfirst."

"Galindo," Angel sighed. "Everything he touches has a target on it, some big, like Emily, and some small, like you and Campbell."

Zara didn't immediately reply. "Is this really Galindo or is it Campbell?"

"I don't give a shit about Campbell," Angel rolled his eyes. "That little cocksucker is easy to handle. I don't want you getting hurt, Z. Fuck, Galindo's the reason you got hurt at school, those were his drugs and Anhalt was his dealer."

Zara figured that already. "Okay but Miguel can't be held accountable for everyone's actions. That's like blaming me for Leticia cutting class, Angel."

"A cartel runs shit a little tighter than your English class, cariño," Angel scoffed. "Anhalt proves he can't control everything. If the rebels find out about Campbell they'll be pissed, if they find out he's working for Galindo, and they will, they're gonna be really pissed."

"How will they find out?" She asked hesitantly.

"They find out everything, one way or another," he said vaguely. "The rebels have hurt Galindo more in the last six months than the Feds in six years, they're going ISIS on 'em and it's working. Turning locals against them, hijacking their shipments, attacking their partners."

"Your mouth," she whimpered.

Angel drew his head back and twisted his face up in confusion. "What?" He asked, wiping his lips blindly.

"That weekend I went to San Diego, I came back and we fought. Your lips were all cut up, you were bruised, that was the rebels wasn't it?"

Rolling his jaw, annoyed he'd given her enough to somehow put it together, Angel nodded. "Yeah and if they could find us that night, they definitely can find him."

Angel closed the gap between them and pulled her into a hug. She instantly relaxed against him, his arms holding her so tight making her feel safe, warm and loved.

"And that means they can find you, Z," Angel added.

Despite him having helped her coordinate the attack, Angel knew Adelita had ways and means far beyond him. The things she had done, hacking into Galindo's databases and bank accounts among many others, proved she could and would find out about the plan and Zara's connection to Campbell.