The Forgotten

XXXV - Five Million Dollars Ass

Earl POV

Kane, Drew and Heather were preparing themselves to go undercover in the auction that was starting in two hours. A lot happened after I interrogated Marc. Since I knew couldn't rely everything on Aaron, I had asked Heather to send some men to poke around. One of them succeeded to infiltrate the staff working for the auction. Hopefully, he secured us a few places for the main event with four tickets. At the moment, he was still working there to help us in case things started to turn bad. One bad tendency of Kane was the fact that he underestimated his opponents. That is why I took the risk to send both Kane and Drew together since they can only reach their full capabilities while working as a team.

Still, without knowing the identity of the brain of the organization, we couldn't do a thing. We could win a battle, but not the war. There was where Nikolaev's twins came into the play. With one of my men in the inside, we started a rumour to attract the big boss' attention. By accident, Ashley discovered that there where a few of the families going against the decision of disposing of Kane, Sky and Drew. So, we created a rumour saying that the Nikolaev were willing to pay a lot of money to put their hands on them. They would do everything to regain their former glory. In no time, they were greeted with open arms. Yet, it took a day or two before they could meet the boss. Even then, they didn't see him in person. They were way too cautious to my liking.

Anyways, the most important was the fact that we discovered the real date of the auction. Neither Aaron or Marc were right. Which was improbable. Aaron said he got it from a secure and reliable source. As for Marc, he was contacted by the enemy. Which meant they lied to Marc. Plus on his phone, there was indeed a few information, but none of them were true. I even asked Shelby to trace back the source of the calls and emails. But was the most suspicious was the fact that after we caught Marc, Aaron was nowhere to be seen. He wasn't answering his calls and he didn't return to France. If the enemy captured him, they would have asked for a ransom which they didn't. What was happening?

So here we are in a penthouse that I bought a few hours ago. Let's say, I had to convince the owner of this propriety to leave rapidly and without a fuss. This penthouse was perfect since it gave us a perfect view of the building where the auction would be. The reason I didn't send Sky was that she was our sniper. She will be able to keep an eye on the exterior of the building while they are inside and assist them in need. She successfully mastered all sorts of guns in only a few hours. She was adapting so fast that it was scary. She could easily hit a target kilometres away.

"Is everyone ready?" I asked when it was time for them to leave. They all nodded in answer making me nod back. "Remember, we are all connected by the radio, but if something happens, do not panic. I had someone put cameras and radios all over the room where the auction shall be. You all already know what to do."

"Guests are starting to enter the building," Sky stated through the radio since she was already on the rooftop.

"Then, we are off," Heather said in return as Kane and Drew followed her out.

"Be careful everyone," I murmured.

Once the door had closed behind them, I sat down on the chair next to Ashley as she was already watching the screens hanging on the wall. She hadn't said a word all day which was rare. Usually, she wouldn't think twice before verbally attack Kane, but today she just ignored him. She may not have been happy with my decision, but no matter how she acted, I wouldn't change my mind.

Ashley and I tested communication devices and made sure that every camera was connected. Ashley and Sky were in charge of monitoring the exterior of the building as for me, I was watching the inside of it. Even though it was a private event, there was still a whole lot of people in there. Maybe there were a hundred people? Apparently, they had secured a lot of rare animals and antiquities, but the main attraction would be the slave auction which will be restricted to only a handful of people. There was also a rumour saying that their boss would be attending. This will be our chance. Fortunately for us, Heather got us in and if no one recognized Kane and Drew, we can take them down.