King of the Underworld by RJ Kane

Chapter Two Hundred Seventy-One

Adrik

I heard Sephie chuckle quietly behind me. I could feel her relaxing more now that she’d seen him speak. Andrei spoke up to answer his question. “Bombs. The two smaller warehouses are easily accessed. You guys will take care of those. The warehouse at the docks is crawling with Sal’s people. It’s going to be harder to get close enough to that one to plant explosives, so we’ll take care of that one.”

Oscar looked at Andrei. “You can make them all go boom at once. We can still plant the explosives on the smaller warehouses, but then be available to help at the docks. I’ve seen firsthand how many of Sal’s guys are at the docks. That’s a big job. You’re going to need extra help there.”

“Remote charges aren’t as reliable as I’d like,” Andrei said.

“You can confirm with Trino, because you shouldn’t take my word for it, but I figured out a reliable system in Colombia for remote charges. Worked like a charm every time. I’ll show you how. That’s why Trino sent me here,” Oscar said. “Then, we can set the smaller warehouses to go boom at exactly the same time as the one at the docks. Maximum chaos. That strategy is what helped Trino rise to power in Colombia.”

“Of course Trino would send us his explosives expert,” Sephie said in Russian. “If it turns out I was wrong about him, I’m going to ki ll him myself for making me like him so much.”

We all laughed, which

put the dealers at ease. “We’ll check with Trino. No offense, of course,” I said to Oscar.

“None taken, lefe. He told me to tell Sephie that my flair for the dramatic was almost as good as his should you question whether I was telling the truth,” he said.

“Point in your favor, Oscar,” Sephie said in English.

grabbed her hand, pulling her to the bedroom while I called Trino to confirm Oscar was

your explosives expert

guys for years. He was instrumental in my rise to

if it turns out I was wrong about you and you’re not this awesome in real life, I’m going to k ill you myself for making me like you so f**king much,” Sephie said.

to aspire to,” he said, laughing. “I’m guessing you’re

want to move quickly. I’m worried you’re facing a war and want to be

Oscar when he’s done

after. Sephie looked more relaxed than she had when we first got to the apartment. “Your thoughts on

he’s telling the truth, but not just because Trino confirmed It for us. I think he can be trusted.” she said. She was still

mine,” I said. I felt her inhale deeply and her body completely relaxed. She looked up at me, that spark that I

me. She didn’t

plan while Sephie and I were in the bedroom. They heard Trino’s confirmation on the phone through their earpieces, so they knew Oscar

him. “We appreciate you being here, Oscar. Especially given what Trino’s facing at the moment. We promise to get you back to Colombia as quickly as possible. He’s

that he got Sephie’s approval. “Trino told me how important your opinion of me was. I’m glad I’m in,” he said, smiling broadly at

betray us. Whatever he told you, I can guarantee it was not an embellishment,” she said. She crossed her

have nothing to worry about,” he said as he went back to

and I had discussed it briefly before, but neither of us liked the options we came up with. We had discussed leaving Ivan with her at the penthouse, but that left

dealers left the apartment, Ivan brought the subject up once more. We needed to make a decision. “The biggest question now is what to do with the princess during

nervously at him, then to me. “What are the options?” she asked. She was definitely still worried about it. We could all see it

two options. I stay at the penthouse with you or