Carter nodded at the warehouse that sat adjacent to the airstrip. âThereâs a mechanic waiting inside there. He will get you refueled and make sure youâre good before you take off.â
âTake-off? I though Bermuda was the final destination?â he asked.
âIt is our final destination, you will be going elsewhere,â Carter answered sternly. The pilot nodded in reluctant understanding as Carter, Zyir, and Monroe walked away.
They looked like Mafioso as they strutted powerfully across the clear port in their expensive Italian suits.
âYou know he is going to go right back to Miami right?â Monroe stated. âThere is no telling who heâs going to run his mouth to. We need to dead that nigga.â
âHeâll never make it. The mechanic is going to make sure of it. The Feds will find the plane at the bottom of the ocean, assuming that we were on it,â Carter replied. He swiped his nose arrogantly, feeling no remorse for double-crossing the pilot. He knew that the man would not be able to resist returning to Miami. He had just come into a million dollars. He wouldnât want to be rich alone; he would want to share it with the people who knew him. There was no point in getting money if you couldnât floss in front of the people that you were once broke in front of. He would disobey Carterâs orders and surely attempt to return to Miami. Unfortunately for him Carter had anticipated this. The man would be half way across the Atlantic ocean when the engines on his plane gave out. It was cold blooded, but the men couldnât afford any slip-ups. The pilot was a casualty to the game. No one, not one witness to their escape could remain alive. No one needed to live to tell the story of how they had evaded the law. A black, tinted, Escalade pulled up directly in front of them with two Arab men in dark suits inside.
Zyir instantly reached in his waistline, but Carter grabbed his wrist, halting him. âTheyâre allies,â he informed. âPolo arranged for us to hideout in Saudi Arabia. Weâll be safe there.â
âThe Middle East? Thatâs not an easy move bro. We donât have friends there. We donât speak the language. This is the plan?â Monroe protested unsurely.
âYour father,â Carter paused. âOur father, had friends there. He put in work that is protecting us today. We will be well taken care of. Itâs our only play right now, unless you have a better idea. We canât stay in Bermuda. The Caribbean will be the first place that the Feds look. Its too predictable.â
âThe way youâre talking we ainât never going back,â Zyir interjected solemnly. âMy lady is in Miami. You have a new baby in Miami? Liâl nephew is there . . .â
âWhat about family?â Monroe finished for Zyir. Zyir shook his head unsurely.
âIâm not going to leave her unprotected fam. You talking about letting them think weâre dead,â Zyir stated. The thought of never seeing Breezeâs face again, or hearing the sweet tone of her voice sickened him. He knew what his âdeathâ would do to her. She would crumble.
Carter sighed in frustration. âLook. I would like to move as a unit but weâre all grown men. Iâm going to Saudi, but if this is where the road separates for the three of us I understand. Iâm not worried about Miamor. I know her. She is more than capable of holding things down while Iâm away. Until I can get word to her that we are safe the girls will just have to go through the pain of our loss. Eyes are on them right now anyway. Their grief will make it look real.â
If Zyir could think of any other solution he would have offered it. The situation was just bad from all angles. Zyir may not like the plan but he trusted Carter with his life. It was time for loyalty to kick in. Everybody in the crew couldnât be chief. It was