Chapter 123: Vaughn

Vaughn had to wonder, did Carla's theory hold water? Was she right and all of this was about more than a quick payday?

It wasn't Vaughn's job to figure that out. He had to help get Jared Moss back to the states. That was it.

"This is us." Nolan found a spot and parked along a side street.

"Don't die." Brenden opened the back door and was gone. For such a big guy, he moved like a ghost. One moment he was there, then he wasn't.

"Should be a fun afternoon," Nolan muttered.

"Yeah, well, I question your use of the word fun. Check you later." Vaughn opened his door and stepped out onto the street.

The salty tang on the air was soured by a rotting aroma he could almost taste.

Trash.

Yeah, he'd read about the garbage washing up along the Lebanon shores. It had been one of the first internet searches about the area, plus it was one of the things Ashton had mentioned he wanted to tackle when he began developing his property in the area. It was a lot of talk as far as Vaughn was c