He shifted in his chair, lowering his head. "I met Maria at school, but it wasn’t until after that we got together. B13 are based around smuggling—keeping communications secret was the key. They took Maria out of school and trained her in advanced encryption. The systems she built helped them take over international shipments. We got this small apartment together, while B13 made billions with her encryption software. That made her a target. She was almost kidnapped twice. We didn’t run to LA; we were sent. It made sense. B13’s US product entered there; it was remote from Bogota; we had troops on the ground. It was good for a while, real good. A new start. Then Maria got pregnant with a little boy." Xavi drifted away, unfocused eyes looking outside.