A/N: I don't know what Ajedrez's real name was, so I'm gonna call her Helena from now on.


Chapter 10

"Mr. Wattley, there's a gentleman Sands here to see you." Wattley's secretary informed him.

"Send him in, Anita." Wattley replied. Anita nodded and left, closing the door behind her.

Truthfully, Wattley has been expecting Sands for a while now. Ever since he got the call.

Wattley lifted his eyes as he heard the door re-open. A very frustrated Sands stood there.

"Where is my girlfriend?" Sands asked in an almost conversational tone. The only factors that demonstrated his true aggravation were the creases in his brow and his pursed lips.

"Look Sands, maybe you should sit dow--" Wattley began before being interrupted.

"Where. Is. My. Girlfriend." Sands asked again. He remained standing.

Wattley sighed and sat down. Sands walked casually to his desk and sat in one of the over-stuffed chairs.

"Look, Sands, umm… Margaret's been taken…"

"Taken? By who?" Sands was now gripping the edge of his chair.

"Carmen Barillo." Wattley answered, flipping through a folder.

"Barillo…" Sands echoed in a whisper.

"Yes, daughter to Armando Barillo, sister to Helena, also known as Ajedrez. Carmen is now the leader of the Barillo cartel." After he was done, Wattley replaced the files into the folder and back into his desk drawer.

"Well, that's all nice and dandy, but what does all of this have to do with my Maggie? She was never part of the Barillo op.!" Sands asked. He now stood with both hands resting on Wattley's desk.

"We all know that Sands, but Carmen is doing this for payback. Payback for the death of her family." Wattley informed Sands. A look of confusion crossed the younger man's features.

"And just how, pray tell, do you know all this?" Sands asked, seating himself once more.

"We got a call this morning by one of Carmen's henchmen, he informed us of all this. They broke into your apartment in the middle of the night, drugged you both, and kidnapped her." Wattley said, giving Sands a moment to take this all in before continuing. "He gave me his word that she hasn't been harmed."

"And you trust his word?" Sands asked, his voice coated in disbelief.

"So far, it's the only word we've got."