The Merchant of the Black Market, A Lex Jackson thriller: Book two

Chapter 21 : Storm Rising

She looked inside and saw a hundred dollars. It made sense that Sandino family paid off the security officer, that would certainly explain how hey loaded the paintings and relics into the van after they disembarked. Before she could turn around the security officer grabbed her by the hair and swung her against the wall.

She dropped her Ruger. 22 bringing her left hand up and withdrew her butterfly folding knife as she stabbed it into his hand. The security officer gripped loosen as he let go of her hair.

He said"You're going to pay bitch for that"

Nicky quickly dove her suppressed Ruger and said"Tell me how the paintings and relics are loaded onto here. Maybe I let you live"

The security officer said"Fuck no The Sandino family will have me killed or Mr.Kenton will"

Nicky walked up the corridor passing by more some crew members walking by her as she made up the staircase to deck 6-Fiesta. Thousands of people strolling around visiting with each other looking in the Fine Art Gallery. She quickly blended into the crowd. She decided she needed to recon to see what she found.

The other photographers were busy taking photographs of people going for dinner. She knew it was the perfect time to hack into the Duchess cruise line company to see what she could find out about the crew and the security officer.

She mingled with some people as she casually ventured around, observing the people trying to figure out who to use as assets to gain information from. She started to wonder if Victor Kenton or the Sandino family had anyone working in the Duchess cruise line company.

There was no way that the security officer wasn't assassin sent to try to kill her. That could only mean one thing that was a leak inside the CIA or a mole again. She had her own suspicions about Kayleigh but couldn't prove it. If she was the mole it would certainly explain everything.

After a while she walked up the winding sparkling staircase to deck 7-promenade looking over her shoulder to see if she was being followed by anyone. She walked by some cafes with people in it enjoying themselves.

So far so good she thought. But there was uncertainty and that got her thinking what to do next. She could spot any movement from up if someone else tried to come after her.

She had quickly spotted two more security officers carrying suppressed Glocks in their hands down in the Plaza probably looking for her. Which meant that they had found the dead security officer in his cabin.

She figured that the men were from Sandino family probably free-lance contractors they had on payroll forever whenever they wanted someone killed. It made her sense now to her this way it couldn't be traced to them or Victor Kenton.

Nicky walked up the corridor passing by more some crew members walking by her as she made up the staircase to deck 6-Fiesta. Thousands of people strolling around visiting with each other looking in the Fine Art Gallery. She quickly blended into the crowd. She decided she needed to recon to see what she found.

The other photographers were busy taking photographs of people going for dinner. She knew it was the perfect time to hack into the Duchess cruise line company to see what she could find out about the crew and the security officer.

She mingled with some people as she casually ventured around, observing the people trying to figure out who to use as assets to gain information from. She started to wonder if Victor Kenton or the Sandino family had anyone working in the Duchess cruise line company.

There was no way that the security officer wasn't assassin sent to try to kill her. That could only mean one thing that was a leak inside the CIA or a mole again. She had her own suspicions about Kayleigh but couldn't prove it. If she was the mole it would certainly explain everything.