Hot & Wild (De La Cruz Saga) (39 page)

A few tears started to roll down her hermosa face. She
tries not to break down. We all need to be strong and stay alert. Taking a deep
breath, Bella attempts again to wake Paty and Jessy.

Paty and Jessy will not wake up and I wonder why. Did
these bastardos drug us?  I don’t think that they have touched us because we all
look like our clothing is intact. They did take off our shoes
.

Hmmm, where are our sapatos,
thinks Bella, looking around the room?  The room is
painted white with black tile floor.
This place is empty except for the
camas and the bano. There is nothing that we can use as a weapon to defend ourselves.

Bella raises her leg up. I need to get this chain off.
Damn these idiots aren’t so dumb.
They put a plastic strap around my ankle
and thick chain attached to the strap. This will be painful and hard to get off.
They did put the damn strap real tight.

Hmmm, I need to wake them up
. “Paty, Jessy,” whispers Bella, shaking them as hard
as she can. She takes hold of their wrists to check their pulse.
Damn, they
are out
.
They are alive because I can feel their heartbeat.

Hmmm, I wonder what time it is. What time was that
call supposed to take place? Do we have time to escape
?

Bella takes a deep breath, trying to stay calm and to
think.
For right now, we will not have these animals try to rape us.

Finally, Paty and Jessy wake and Bella makes a sign
with her finger for them to be quiet. Bella whispers to advise them of their
situation.

They hug each other and try to be supportive and
encouraging. “We need to be strong and smart,” whispers Bella, taking deep
breaths.

“Si, we need to escape. I don’t want those animals to
touch me,” says Jessy. “They might hurt my bebe.”  She wipes her tears from her
eyes, with her lower lip trembling.

“Oh, dios mio,” says Paty. She wipes her tears away. “Estos
animals can hurt us.”

All three cry with fear. They were hold onto each
other for support.

The Navy receives call from CIA Director Young from
CIA Crime and Narcotics Center to request their assistance in rescuing Jessy, Bella,
and Paty.

The phone rings in the early hours of the morning and
the Navy Admiral Chief of Naval Operations commander answers. “Good morning,
Navy Admiral Chief Commander Williams,” says the Navy Admiral, waiting to hear
what’s so urgent.

“Yes, this CIA Director Young, from the CNC department.
The CIA has an urgent mission. We are requesting assistance from the Navy SEALS
in rescuing three young American ladies that have been kidnapped by the new
drug cartel drug lord that is located in Baja California. I have the intel on
the kidnapping to assist the SEALS to insert and to extract these young
ladies,” says Director Young, waiting for the Navy Admiral Chief commander’s
response. “This is a crucial and urgent extraction mission. The kidnapping of this
young ladies occurred at approximately 2200.”

“Director Young give me all the intel so I can give
the orders to the Navy SEAL Commander for immediate deployment,” replies Navy Admiral
Chief Commander Williams, walking over to his desk to write down the Intel.

This is exactly what our SEALS are trained for. We
have the perfect team for this extraction and it will be a success. I have
confidence in my team of SEALS
,
thinks Admiral Williams.

“Yes, I have all the intel and the air flights record
that indicates the location where the three young ladies are being detained,”
says Navy Admiral Williams. “I will email the intel.”

“Yes, Director Young we got the Intel and we will have
the Navy SEAL teams deployed immediately after the briefing,” replies Admiral Williams,
thrilled on the new mission, looking at the email to review the Intel.

“Thank you, Admiral Williams,” says CIA Director Young,
ending the call.

The Navy SEAL Admiral Williams goes over to the table
calling out to his Captain Chan and Lieutenant Commander Ramirez to brief them
of the situation.

“We need to have all this Intel reviewed and verified.
We need to confirm the exact location of this dangerous drug cartel that has
three young civilians in his clutches. Here is air flight record showing the
route and time of the flight going into Baja California at approximately 2400,”
says the Admiral Williams, looking at his men.

“Admiral Williams, we need to confirm this air flight
record. If the intel is accurate we can deploy our SEALS. The SEALS eight team operators
are specialized for extraction. Our Navy SEALS are ready now for our orders,”
replies the Lieutenant Commander Ramirez, looking at the map of Baja California
as he gets the air flight record confirmed from his Master Chief Petty Officer Green.

Lieutenant Commander Ramirez looks at the air record
and goes to the map of Baja California to correlate the exact location of the
drug cartel lord’s villa where the civilians are being kept.

“It appears that the villa is located on the Pacific
Coast of Baja California. These are the exact coordinates where the drug cartel
establishment is located. The location has mountains to the north and south of
the main structure. On the east, runs the national highway that runs north to
south, parallel to the hot spot. There are also some small towns. One small
town is located to the north of the northern mountain and one small town to the
south of the southern mountain. The establishment appears to have a private
road that comes off the national highway leading to the drug lair, the villa. It
looks to be quite some miles from the national highway” says Lieutenant
Commander Ramirez. “The pacific coast is on the west. The ocean provides an excellent
access point to infiltrate into the hot zone.”

“It appears to be a fairly easy mission to infiltrate
and extract,” says Captain Chan, looking at the map. “Now we need you to go and
brief the SEALS.”

“Yes Sir,” says Lieutenant Commander Ramirez, walking
out with copies of all the Intel to give to the SEALS.

I know that they are ready now. When we have a mission
we immediately put them on standby as we gather the Intel. We should be able to
extract these young ladies fairly quick,
thinks Lieutenant Commander Ramirez, striding down the hall.

The Navy SEAL Lieutenant Commander Ramirez goes to
talk the Special Operations Team Operators Officer Ford. “Officer Ford, here is
the intel for you to brief your team. It should be fairly easy mission,” says
Lieutenant Commander Ramirez, turning to look at team.  

He looks into each team operator’s eyes to see their
excitement.
Yes, this is what the SEAL lives for
, thinks Lieutenant
Commander Ramirez.

SOTO Officer Ford hands each operator the file to go
over the Intel, walking back to the turn on the laptop with the overhead to review
the Intel.

“The mission is the extraction of three American young
ladies that have been kidnapped by the new drug cartel in Baja California, el
Mextli. He is new and eager to prove his strength and position by being
ruthless and vicious. The three young ladies are members of a wealthy American family
in California. The kidnapping is the attempt of el Mextli to force this family
to associate with the cartel for money laundering. This family refuses to
associate and el Mextli is hell bent on forcing the family,” says Lieutenant
Commander Ramirez, turning to look at the photos that are up on the screen.

He hears all of the men’s comments on the beauty of
the three young ladies.
They definitely are three beauties,
thinks
Lieutenant Commander Ramirez, turning to look at the men.

He stops at Christian De La Cruz’s face, which is
reflecting the torture and pain he’s feeling and right next to him is another
operator that is also showing the same emotions.

What is this all about
, ponders Lieutenant Commander Ramirez. “Is there a
problem?” asks the Lieutenant Commander Ramirez, looking at Christian and Gabriel.

“Sir, we need to expedite this extraction. The young
ladies are my sister and cousins,” says Christian, in a tortured voice.

Christian is trying to keep control of his emotions,
hearing the loud sounds of surprise from the team.

“Sir, they are my in-laws,” says Gabriel, controlling
his emotions, not wanting to risk getting taken out of this mission. “Time is
ticking and our family is in danger.”

Lieutenant Commander Ramirez and SOTO Officer Ford
stand in front of Christian and Gabriel, wondering if they should be taken out
of this mission.

They will also refuse because they want to make sure
that their family is safe. Who would have known that we had a wealthy SEAL?

“De La Cruz?” asks Lieutenant Commander Ramirez,
seeing the family resemblance.
Hmmm what will be the best course to take
?

“Will this jeopardize the extraction mission?  Can you
handle yourself under this painful and extremely stressful situation?” asks
Lieutenant Commander Ramirez.

“Yes, Sir,” replies Christian, not wanting to get
taken out of this mission.
I have to be there and make sure that my hermana
and primas are safety extracted,
thinks Christian
.
“I will deal.”

“Yes, Sir, I need to go on this mission,” replies Gabriel,
knowing that he has to be there for the familia on so many different levels.

The Lieutenant Commander Ramirez stands right there in
front of Christian and Gabriel, evaluating the situation. He looks into their
faces to see what type of emotions they are under.
I know this sucks
.
If
it was my family that was kidnapped, I would want to go to make sure that I did
everything in my power to get my family out of the ruthless clutches of the
drug cartel,
contemplates Lieutenant Commander Ramirez.
I know that
these men are the best and have had extensive specialized training in this type
of hostage extractions. I really don’t think that their skills will be slowed
or distracted. I firmly believe that they will be even more determine and
ruthless to have a successful extraction
.
I really can’t blame them. I
would kill every single animal in that compound
.

“De La Cruz, Corona, I will allow you to continue to
participate in this extraction mission. I believe that your skills will be sharper
than ever. We will allow you the authority to use your discretion to terminate
every single element that is in your path to a successful extraction,” says
Lieutenant Commander Ramirez, with hard evil gleam.

Christian looks into the Lieutenant Commander Ramirez’
eyes and is relieved to see that he’s being allowed to continue on this
extraction mission, but also was given authority to kill these bastardos.

Yes, this is going to be good because I will not show
any mercy on these animals,
thinks
Christian. “Thank you, Sir,” says Christian, looking into his eyes. He’s
clenching his jaw tightly. The muscles flex from the severe stress that he’s
applying.

“Thank you, sir,” replies Gabriel, relieved that he
will be with Christian to help him get the primas to the casa.

“Time to deploy,” says SOTO Officer Ford, as he turns.
He walks out of the room, going down the hall to the waiting helicopter with
the team right behind him.

This really sucks for De La Cruz and Corona. I know
each one on this team is going to work extra hard to eliminate these animals
from the face of this planet.

The team of operators are in the helicopter and ready
to deploy. Every team operator is thinking that Christian has an incredibly
beautiful sister and cousins.

Wow, we didn’t even know how wealthy he is. Christian
has always been one of us and never appeared to be anything else. We need to
make sure that we get his family out of there and back to their home
, thinks a team operator.

Christian and Gabriel are praying that they get there
in time to save Bella, Paty and Jessy.

Dios mio, please help my team. Please make us strong
and smart to rescue my hermana and primas,
prays Christian, with a heavy heart.

Dios mio, help us rescue Bella, Paty and
Jessy
, prays Gabriel. He’s trying not to give
into fear and maintain his nerves.

This could have been my Erica. I can just image how
Jose Enrique, my hermano Carlos and Greg are now feeling
, ponders Gabriel.

El Mextli lives in opulent comfort in Baja California
in a one hundred fifty year old Colonial style villa located in the center of
the valley that reaches the sea.