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.

H

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."

finally looks at me, his expression unreadable. "I'm sending in a team to intercept them. The van they're in will be redirected to

on. My emotions churn as I

forward, typing rapidly, his fingers flying over the keys as he brings up more screens. A

more buttons, bringing up the coordinates of 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 isn't just all bullshit?" I snap.

and for the

something in his 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

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

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I care about is my fiancée and her sister

voice suddenly hard. "You need

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 of people is monitoring

enter key for a split second before pressing it, sending

"This o

"Before you were even born. Nexus Global-it's not just

eyes, my fists still clenched.

for decades. Selling secrets, bribing

while more unreal words hit my

the States. All around the world." He leans back in his chair, his eyes hard.

time, Nexus Global has been a front for... for what? Crime? Trafficking?" Gus shakes his head. "It's more complicated than