Pummeling My Heart

7

^^Hugo

Lara was trying to be more present with me, but she still had duties to attend to. It was more of an effort to get her to leave. I then rolled to the other side and grabbed my phone. Matt texted me that he emailed me some classified files. I quickly got up and did my routine. I ran into Hugo who handed me coffee and a croissant. I smiled before heading to my office.

I logged onto my computer and accessed the files. It seems that Zayn was able to find some stuff. A lot of the companies had history with shipping illegal items or stolen artwork, but nothing with human trafficking. I noticed Matt's message and saw that he was thinking this was a dead end. I was starting to think so as well. I was about to close my computer when something caught my eye.

I noticed that it wasn't necessarily the crates in the ship that had a connection, but the ship's locations. The Marfret shipping company had a habit of leaving a port and either docking at Martinique or sailing near the island. Even if the ship left an Asian country, it'd find its way to that island. All the other shipping companies never had a common island that they visited each trip.

I picked up my phone and called my former boss. He picked up on the second ring.

I know it's a dead end, so hopefully we can-

It's Martinique. I cut him off. That's their base of operation. They abduct the girls and take them to Martinique. I guess they sort them there and then put them back on a cargo ship.

How'd you-

Long story with me cross referencing different locations that the ships dock at or pass. But... I was still looking at possible routes. What's interesting is that only two shipping companies interact with Martinique. It's either Marfret or Asendia. But here's the interesting thing. Marfret goes to different locations. Like global, but Asendia only goes to one location and back. It just travels between Martinique and Siberia. It travels up the Adriatic Sea and stops in Siberia. My guess is that Marfret brings the girls from all over the world to Martinique and then Asendia takes them to Siberia. But why Siberia? What's there?

No idea. Good work. I'll send a team to investigate the island.

But-

Good work. Let me know if you find anything else.

I then scoffed when he hung up. Okay, then. All that work and still no more information. I got up and stretched. I could take a closer look at the case, but I think it's best to take a break and focus on something else. I didn't need to look into sang familial anymore and I really wished I hadn't. I'm disgusted to even think about the idea. Yuck!

I wanted to blank my mind, so I called Hugo. He eagerly arrived and asked what I wished to do. I told him to take me into the town. He gladly agreed and led me to the car. I scowled at seeing some of the council leaders outside and discussing strategies. They glanced my way and noticed my glare, but that didn't stop them from talking. Fucking perverts!

Hugo drove me to the city center, where I explored. I had him eat some of the foods and try others. I wanted to get to know the boy more, so I had him sit at a cafe with me.

"So Hugo..." He smiled at me. "How old are you?"

"About 79."

"You're young." My eyes popped.

"Yep! But still older than you." He winked.

"Damn, how'd you get into serving the royal family?"

"It was a job and my family was desperate for money. I applied and got the job and sent back most of what I made." He kindly answered.