Chapter 82

Alejandro's pov The wind pulled at my jacket as I stood on the rooftop and watched the city lights flicker below. My phone was glowing with a new message when I took it out. "We must meet, Black Dove. Urgent. Knowing that urgency was a constant in this line of work, I let out a sigh. "Black Dove" was a name whispered in the shadows of the DEA's operations, and it had become an integral part of my identity. The metal creaked as I moved down the fire escape. There was an eerie silence in the streets, the usual hum of traffic gone. A black SUV awaited me as I slipped into the alleyway. "Get in, Alejandro." With a gentle thud, the door closed as I slid into the passenger seat. With a worried expression on his face, Agent Ramirez sat behind the wheel. "What's happening?" "One of our contacts has been compromised." I was filled with nausea. We were dismantling the intricate network we had constructed. "Who?" "Carlos." Inside Valverde's operations, Carlos had been our eyes and ears. I was exp