Chapter 219: Liman, Melody

Wednesday. Private Yacht, Ibiza.

LIMAN STARED DOWN AT the two men bound and gagged, secured to a bulkhead.

"Where are the other four?" he asked Khaled.

The man fidgeted. It appeared even he was feeling the pressure. Good. "The men are still looking, sir."

Liman grimaced. This plan only worked if he had all of them. He needed bodies to barter with, to prove his point.

He kneeled next to the big one, the one who'd nearly taken out four men.

Liman switched to English. "Where are your friends?"

The man just stared at Liman.

"This will go easier for you if you cooperate."

They both knew the prisoner wasn't going to speak.

Liman patted the man's cheek then straightened. It was time to handle this personally.

"Move them to the shore. I want a report ready by the time we land."

"Yes, sir."

Khaled scurried off to relay the order, leaving Liman alone.

He took the stairs back up to the deck and stared out at the ocean. A few years ago when he'd been approached about