One ring.
Two.
“We got eyes on her, Boss. She just got in the car… waiting on her to pull off,” Ricosaid on the other end before I could even ask.
I leaned back in my chair; my eyes still fixed on the monitor.
Yeah… I had someone following Ajori.
Not because I didn’t trust her, but because it was her first night doing work for us, and I wanted to make surenothinghappened to her. The streets were unpredictable, and people noticed new cars and new faces real quick. Marcos didn’t even know I had a tail on her.
Not that I needed his permission.
“Good,” I replied calmly. “Keep your distance but stay close.”
“Copy.”
“And listen carefully,” I added, my tone turning colder. “If she calls saying somebody is following her, and she describes yo’ car…”
I let the silence stretch for a second.
“I’m killing both of you myself.”
There was another man in the car with Rico, so they both knew I meant exactly what I said.
“Understood,” he replied quickly.
“Make sure nobody else is on her either,” I continued. “I want a clear perimeter. Anybody suspicious, you call me first.”
“We got it, boss.”
I ended the call.
My eyes drifted back to the screen one more time. For a reason I couldn’t quite explain yet, I felt better knowing she wasn’t out there alone.