Chapter 15

Grey had Athena hold the cell so he could also hear the conversation when she called Adam Wahlberg. From the sound of his voice, he could tell the man was shocked to hear from her after all this time, and even more stunned when he realized the call wasn't a social one.

"You want to play in my playpen?" He was incredulous.

"Wait until you hear what we have," she told him.

"We?"

Grey heard the question in his voice, and Athena looked at him.

He nodded, but mouthed, "Just say former military who is a victim of what we're investigating."

When she repeated it, Adam said, "Athena, you gotta give me something more than just a hint. If I'm going to stick my neck out even a little, I need to have an idea of what might chop my head off."

"What if I told you a very high-profile politician is involved in massive illegal arms deals and has controlled politics in some countries to increase the lucrative nature of his deals."

There was dead silence on the other end of the call, a sile