Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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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."

The van they're in will be redirected to

My emotions churn as I watch

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

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

me fully, and for the first time since

in his eyes-regret, maybe guilt. "Jayden, you need to understand what's really happening here. Why do they want me-and why are

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

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damn about your bigger picture," I shoot back. "What I care about is my fiancée and her sister being dragged

says, his voice suddenly hard. "You need

me 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

hover over the enter key for a split second before

"This o

years, Jayden," Gus begins, his voice low, steady. "Before you were even born. Nexus Global-it's not just a

eyes, my fists still

decades. Selling secrets, bribing officials, manipulating government bodies, military leaders, drug

while more unreal words hit my

leans back in his chair, his eyes hard.

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 on the planet, but I've been working from the inside, too. Double agent, if you will." Holy shit, does he want