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  A SECRET WITNESS

  Christian Suspense, Book 3

  Copyright © 2016 by James Scott

  This book is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is entirely coincidental. Names, places, events, characters, business, organizations and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

  Table Of Contents

  Introduction

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Introduction

  Afterhaving out his real name, the FBI sets out on a quest to find Tremaine Daley also known as Crimson Claw. The federal bureau connects with Interpool to find the dangerous drug dealer and terrorists. Meanwhile, Tremaine enjoys his opulent life style having no idea that the police is after him. But even so, he still has his eyes on the ball: Brian. He summons Rogers and tells him that he wants to kidnap the boy. Rogers doesn’t need to be told twice. He goes to the school where Brian studies and together with his colleague, Jeff, Rogers kidnaps the boy.

  Daley couldn’t be happier when he finally has the boy in front of him, at his house. A much waited phone call. It`s Sancho Perez, a tech genius working for Daley. He has good news for his boss: he managed to find the access code to the National Treasury. This is the moment that Daley has been waiting for. He takes his men and with his private jet, they fly to Washington. When night falls, they are in front of the majestic building. With Sancho`s help, they break inside and go to the safe deposit where millions of dollars are piled up. They started filling the bags with the precious bills but an outside force stops them: Oscar Murphy, commander of the FBI patrol. Daley and his men are arrested and taken to jail. For Kaylen and Rodric another chapter starts, a chapter that promises endless love, trust and respect one for another. It`s a chapter that both of them had been waiting for and it starts in Maui, where they have a beautiful holiday, just the three of them: Kaylen, Rodric and Brian.

  Chapter 1.

  “You better don’t dare” Rodric said to him.

  “Oh but of course I will! It is my pleasure!” Rogers smiled with an evil touch. ”He`s coming with us”

  “Don’t even dream about it” Rodric said piercing Rogers coldly.

  “It`s a dream about to come true. Unless you want to witness how this pretty black bullet of mine will end up in his head” Rogers added, as he was serious now. “You will move aside and the boy and I will get out of the car. No noise, no trouble. Got it?”

  Rodric pondered on the situation and figured he has no other option. He had to give in to Rogers`s blackmail otherwise he`ll see Brian killed. He had no doubt that Rogers will do it. The funny thing was that Rodric knew that Daley will kill Brian once the boy is on his territory and now if he doesn’t accept Rogers`s terms the boy will be killed anyway. So…what to do?

  He moved aside, praying to God that Daley won’t kill Brian as soon as he gets his hands on him; it would be enough time for Rodric and the team to get to Daley`s hidden place.

  “I knew you would come to reason” Rogers grinned, pleased. “Boy, move!” he said to Brian, pointing with the gun to the open door. Brian looked at Rodric and the man nodded. It was breaking his heart to see the boy leaving with those two strangers but what else to do? His hands were tied. Brian got out of the car and so did Rogers; Jeff joined them too.

  “Sir, they are taking the boy!” Tom said, as he panicked.

  “I know, I know! Maybe we still have time after!” Rodric said as he grabbed his phone and dialed Smith`s number. As he was waiting for his boss to answer, he jumped out the car and watched the black van driving off.

  “Rodric!!!” a voice was heard through an open window. Rodric nearly dropped his phone when he saw Brian at that window. Then a pair of hands pulled him away from the window.

  Oh my God, Brian…. Rodric thought. You spoke…

  Smith`s voice in the phone made him come back to reality. “Mr. Smith, Brian has been kidnapped by Daley`s men! We need to go after them! I`m coming to the headquarters right now!” he said and hung up. “Tom, please take us back to the company!”

  “Yes sir!” the driver said and drove off.

  ∞∞∞

  “Rodric! Thank God! Where is Brian?!” Kaylen questioned him as soon as she saw him stepping out the elevator.

  “Kaylen, I am so sorry” he hugged her. “They were in the car, waiting for us…I had no other option otherwise they threatened they`ll kill him right there in front of my eyes!”

  “Rodric… He is all I have…How could that happen?” Kaylen cried. “I am exhausted because of the fear…I need to know he is all right, I need to see my nephew” she carried on while Rodric hugged her. “If something happens to him I will die, Rodric; I will die, he`s all I got…”

  “We`ll find him, Kaylen! I promise you! Nothing will happen to Brian!” he assured her looking her in the eye.

  “Rodric!” Joseph said walking to them.

  “Mr. Smith…”

  “What happened? Where is the boy?”

  “It was a trap, sir. They watched us when we went to the school. Tom and I left the car to go after Brian and when we returned we found them in it, waiting for us. That guy, Rogers, threatened he`ll kill Brian in that very second in front of my eyes if I don’t let them go or if I fight in any way”

  “I understand. FBI contacted us! They have found Daley`s hiding place”

  “Thank God! Where is it, sir? I can`t wait to get my hands on that filthy drug mob!” Rodric said angrily.

  “It`s an island, not far away from Venezuela’s coast. Kaylen, Rodric, go there! Take the team too! There is no time to be wasted!” Smith said firmly. “Take the chopper and fly there!”

  “Right away, sir!” Kaylen said. God, please keep my nephew safe! Please protect him from any harm…she prayed while running on the lobby.

  ∞∞∞

  “You don’t speak, boy? What`s the matter with you?” Tremaine teased Brian as he ate a fruit salad. Brian lowered his eyes; he was afraid to look at the man in front of him. He had a bowl with salad in front of him too but he didn’t even touch it. He didn’t want anything except to go home.

  “Oh, you`re scared, I get it now… It`s all right, boy. I won’t kill you…just yet. I needn’t worry as nobody knows where we are” he said while putting the empty bowl on the table. “We have all the time in the world” Tremaine smiled wickedly. “Do you know the things you`ve put me through, boy? Do you realize the anxiety and stress I endured because of you? You have no idea…But to my own luck, all this will come to an end soon, isn’t it? The minute I will send you to heaven, my worries will stop. And it`s not like I have something against you, boy; of course not. But you see, there are moments when things aren’t colored; they are either black or white, and so…one has to choose a color…” Tremaine said to Brian while looking at him. “I am pleased that I finally got my hands on you”

  The butler approached.

  “Sir, Germano Suarez wants to speak with you” he said while handing the phone to his boss.

  “Excellent! Was about time!” Tremaine said as he grabbed the phone. “Suarez? Yes, Tremaine here. Tell me what news you have for me” he said standing up and walking toward the edge of the pool.

  Brian watched all that was around him and he felt lost, he felt confused and afraid.

  Where am I? I want home…I want aunt Kaylen and Rodric…. he thought as tears welled in his eyes.

  After ending the conversation, Tremaine returned to the table and gave the phone to the butler.

  “Is everything all right, sir?” he asked as he noticed his boss`s pleased smile.

  “Things couldn’t be better, Jimenez. My right hand, Sancho, has discov
ered the code! I can carry on with my plan now!” Tremaine replied.

  The butler looked at his boss and gave him a glare as if to say, is it safe to say all this in front of the boy? Tremaine understood the message.

  “Oh don’t you worry, Jimenez my old and loyal servant. The boy isn’t going to live for much time anyway, so it doesn’t matter if he hears it or now…Soon enough he`ll meet his parents” Tremaine said glaring upon Brian. “For now, let`s take care of more important matters, Jimenez. Tell Rogers to get ready. We`ll have a little walk to the National Treasury” Tremaine said, feeling really full of himself.

  “Yes, sir. I will do so at once”

  “Also, tell him to come and see me first. I need to talk to him”

  “Very well, sir. I will let him know” the butler said and walked away.

  “See boy? This is how business gets done. You use your brain and take action. When you are strong and rich enough you hire people to do the dirty jobs for you. I am sure you see the logic in it, don’t you?” Tremaine said ironically.

  Chapter 2.

  “Sir, you called for me” Rogers showed up after a short while.

  “Indeed. Have a seat. We have important things to talk about”

  “All right. Where is the boy?” Clive asked while placing himself on a chair. They were in Tremaine`s working room now.

  “He`s around, probably lost in his own thoughts as usual”

  “I don’t understand, sir”

  “What?”

  “The thing with the boy….I mean you wanted him so badly and now that you have him, why don’t you kill him like you said you will?”

  “Why the rush, Rogers? It`s all right. I`ve got nobody on my back and since nobody knows he is here, why hurry? Let him enjoy some days more. He will die, in the end, won’t he?” Tremaine replied.

  “I don’t know, sir. You think nobody is looking for him now? I doubt it that his aunt is sitting around, arm crossed…I can bet my life on it that she`s searching for the boy”

  “You have a point, Rogers. So yes, she`s probably searching for him – without doubt. And she`s searching for him…where? She doesn’t know where he is nor my hidden place. How can she find me, then? From what I know, she`ll be searching for all her life and still won’t find me”

  “If you say so, boss…then it`s fine. Your trust that she has no chance to find you gives me peace. The thought that we may find ourselves surrounded by Delta Force soldiers scares the shit out of me”

  “Rogers, relax. I know what I am doing, ok? These guys may be Delta Force soldiers and have all the preparation and training in the world, but I am not a fool either”

  “Oh I know you are not, sir”

  “Thank you” Tremaine said, seriously. “I know how to play my cards, and if need be, I can bring into the scene my own “soldiers”, too”

  Rogers understood what his boss referred to when he said “soldiers”. No further questions needed.

  “All clear, boss. Tell me, what is it that you wanted to talk to me?”

  “It`s about Sancho. He managed to break in and find it out”

  “The code to the National Treasury?”

  “Yes. He has it”

  “How did he do that?”

  “I don’t know, nor do I care, really. What I am interested in is the final result which was attained: the code”

  “Makes sense. What do you want to do next?”

  “We`ll break inside the building. Tonight” Tremaine said piercing Rogers.

  “This is a risky matter, boss. We need to be extra careful”

  “I couldn’t agree more. He`s already in Washington with his men, so we`ll go there. We`ll leave in 30 minutes”

  “What, already, sir?” Rogers said as he was surprised.

  “Yes. Do you have a problem with that?”

  “No, no, sir; of course not. I am just surprised, this is all”

  “Get over it. We have work to do”

  “Of course, sir”

  “So the plan is this. We`ll take my private jet and fly to Washington. We`ll get there by evening time, just perfect for our plan to break inside the treasury. After we take the money we return here and then after some time when the waters will have calmed down, I`ll transfer the money to a private account of mine in Switzerland. Then we fly to Siria and continue with our plan to build terrorists groups and attack USA” Tremaine said confidently.

  “Understood, sir. We`ll do our best for everything to go well”

  “There`s no room for mistakes, Rogers. We either win or win, there is no other option”

  “I got it, boss” the man replied. He then looked around and saw Brian sitting on a bench, a bit further way from where they were. “What about the boy? Should we take him with us?”

  “I`ve never heard anything more stupid in my life, Rogers. How did you get to that?! Of course we won’t take him with us! A 7 year old will only burden us, for crying out loud! He`ll stay here!”

  “Yes, you are right; I apologize, sir. I don’t know what I was thinking”

  “Get ready for our trip. John will let us know pretty soon” Tremaine said without even looking at his employee. He got angry each time Rogers said or did something stupid. This was one of those times when Tremaine asked himself why he even hired Rogers.

  “Yes, boss. I will be back shortly” he said and walked away.

  “Idiot…! Take the boy with us?! Good Lord!” Tremaine mumbled as he grabbed his glass of wine and took a big gulp from it.

  ∞∞∞

  Kaylen and Rodric were in the chopper, flying to one of the islands close to Venezuela called the Palm Island. This was an isolated island and the only way to get there was by boat. After the information they received from the FBI it seemed that Tremaine had his hideout here and the Delta Force team was more determined than ever to find him, especially Kaylen and Rodric. Their chopper was accompanied by other two in which the team was. They had flown for the last 4 hours and they needed to hurry as evening time was quick to come.

  “Delta Force, Delta Force, we have located the island. It is about two miles ahead of us, over” Rodric was via the walkie talkie.

  “Copy that, agent Calawadder. Let`s get this Jamaican trouble maker!” Gomez replied.

  Rodric put the walkie talkie aside and turned his glare to Kaylen. She was looking out the window, completely lost to in her thoughts. When she felt the touch of his hand on her she turned his gaze to him.

  “It`s going to be all right, Kaylen. We will find Brian. We`re nearly there” he said with warm eyes.

  Tears blinded her when she heard him saying those words.

  “He…He is just a boy, Rodric. So alone and helpless… He needs our help” she said and threw herself at his chest.

  “We will find him, Kaylen. I promise. He is a strong kid, he`ll be fine” he said while placing a sweet kiss on her head. “Kaylen, you know what happened today? Brian spoke; I heard him”

  Kaylen leaned back to look up to him. Her eyes grew wider with astonishment when she heard that.

  “What? Rodric, are you serious? Did he really talk?”

  “Yes, I heard him, Kaylen. I was surprised too. It happened when they kidnapped him from me today. While he was in their car, he called my name! He really did, Kaylen!” Rodric said as tears of joy sparkled in his eyes too.

  “Oh my God…! This is wonderful, Rodric! I am so happy…. “ Kaylen said while tears made their way down her cheeks.

  “The fear of being kidnapped must have pushed him to speak, Kaylen. I can’t` think of any other explanation. He saw what was going on around him and so, as a last hope, he called my name”

  “I am so happy, Rodric! I just pray to God to keep him safe until we reach there”

  “God will hear your prayer, Kaylen; I am sure” he said and hugged her again.

  After a short while, lights coming from above illuminated the island. The choppers had arrived at the destination. They landed on the shore and after getting, Kaylen and Rodric
, followed by the Delta Force team sneaked behind the palm trees, approaching the tall fence that divided Tremaine`s territory from his neighbors and the beach. The night and its black color helped them go unnoticed. They climbed the wall and were now in his huge garden. Lamps, bushes, a big pool in the middle and an even bigger house close to the pool.

  “Let`s go to the house and try to break in” Rodric said to them softly.

  They sneaked in hiding themselves either behind a tree or a bush until they eventually reached the big wooden made door. Rodric signed them that he`ll break the door and that they should have their guns ready. And so they did. Rodric took several steps back and then pushed himself against the door and broke it. An alarm system started to make a sound. Jimenez showed up quickly but he lost all his rational and normal reactiosn when seeing all those people in the house. He placed himself on the knees and raised his hands.

  “Who are you? Where is the boy?” Rodric asked him.

  “I … My name is Jimenez. I work for Mr. Daley…” the butler said with a trembling voice.

  “Where is he?!”

  “He is on his way to Washington. I don’t know much, sir; please don’t kill me”

  “What is he doing there?” Gomez asked the butler.

  “I don’t know, sir…I heard him saying something about the National Treasury to Rogers…”

  “He`s going to rob it” Gomez said with widened eyes.

  “He found the code, then” Rodric said while exchanging looks with his co-worker.

  “We need to get there fast!”

  “Where is the boy? Tell us!” Kaylen shouted at the butler holding a gun right at him.

  “Upstairs….in his room… The third room on the right…” Jimenez mumbled as fear was clearly in his bones.

  “Brian!” Kaylen said and ran toward the large staircase. The minute she reached the upper level she went to that door and opened it. Her heart found peace again when she saw Brian lying on the bed.

  “Brian! My angel! You are safe!” she rushed to him and hugged him.