Chapter 427

Her final call was to Celeste, and if she thought her father's reaction was to go ballistic, she believed Celeste would have the baby on the aircraft, over the Atlantic.

"Why didn't you call me first? My people would've gotten a confession out of those men within an hour. Now you have the Feds involved, and we can't touch them. Patty where are your brains?"

"They are controlling my emotions, unlike someone I know. I try not to break the law, if I can help it."

"If someone is trying to kill you, fuck the law. You kill them first, and worry about the consequences later. I'm going to call a friend, and get the use of his private island in the Caribbean, until this is settled. It will be you, Stephano, Harold, and Callie; plus my private army. If the Feds want to put the Coast Guard around it, that's fine. No one can get to you there."

"Celeste, I don't tan very well. Make sure there's a lot of sunscreen there."

"People are trying to kill you, and you're wo