Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

My CEO 285

285 The Truth Comes Out

(Jayden)

I'm standing behind Gus, watching the GPS signal flicker on his laptop screen. My stomach's in knots as see the tiny dot moving further inland, away from the border. Not toward safety.

Not toward any escape route Gus has promised.

"They're moving in the wrong direction," I say, my voice tight with panic and frustration. "What the hell is going on? You said you had this under control.

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Gus doesn't flinch, keeping his eyes locked on the screen, his fingers tapping something into the keyboard. He's pulling up more maps, more satellite imagery.

His face is set like stone as he calculates something. "I'll handle it."

I can't just stand here and trust that everything will be fine. Not with Winona and Cass in that van, being driven who the hell knows where.

My gut catapults, every nerve in my body screaming for me to do something-anything-but I don't even know where to start.

I stare at him, my fists clenched. "You better do something, fast. Winona is out there risking her life-both their lives-and they're heading deeper into goddamn Mexico."

a team to intercept them. The van they're in will be redirected to an airstrip where a small local

than done with all this crazy shit going on. My emotions churn as I watch the screen, the little dot moving further and further from

as he brings up more screens. A map of the area fills the laptop, showing red zones

the airstrip, marked as a tiny green square. I'm rerouting the van through a roadblock I've arranged My team will be in position." "How do I know this

me fully, and for the first time since this whole mess

eyes-regret, maybe guilt. "Jayden, you need to understand what's really happening here. Why do they want me-and why are you involved." He explains, "this isn't just about your...my

care about is Winona. I can't get the image out of my head-her being dragged through some hellhole, her and Cass bound and

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your bigger picture," I shoot back. "What I care about is my fiancée

voice suddenly hard. "You need

listen. I pull a chair over and drop into it, my heart racing. Gus stays focused on the screen for another beat, checking the status of the GPS signal. Then he pulls up an encrypted chat window and types furiously. It looks like a whole team

key for a split second before pressing it, sending

"This o

low, steady. "Before you were even born. Nexus Global-it's not just a legitimate business. It's a cover for

still clenched. "What are

involved in espionage and crooked governments for decades. Selling secrets,

him while more unreal words hit my

America, Cuba, Mexico, here in the States. All around the world." He leans back in his

like the air's been sucked out of the room. "Espionage? You've been selling out people's lives for years? And this whole time, Nexus Global has been a front for... for what? Crime? Trafficking?" Gus shakes his head. "It's more complicated than that. Yes, I've been involved with some of the worst people