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None.
Maybe love could conquer all.
He became exasperated after a few seconds, clamping his fingers around my jaw, forcing me to look at him. “Tell me what the asshole was insinuating. I need to hear everything.”
The look in his eyes was more intoxicating than the night before.
It was also far more dangerous.
I felt myself gasping for air, trying desperately to keep my mind from going to all the wretched, dark places.
Maybe that’s why the answer followed by a question was spewed so easily.
“That you killed both Dylan Roxford and Zane Griffen. I need to know. Are you the Angel of Death?”
CHAPTER 25
Easton
Patience.
Maybe it had been a temporary virtue after all.
In the middle of the raging storm, I’d taken my weapon outside, searching the grounds. I was firmly convinced someone had made their way onto my property through the back. There was an adjoining road leading to a subdivision yet to be built. It was the perfect entry point for someone who didn’t want to be seen.
Sara had pointed out the area where she was somewhat certain she’d seen someone. There were broken tree limbs and possibly a path, but with the amount of rainfall received in just one hour, it was impossible to see if a path had been created.
“Just find out if you can track down the fucking burner phone, Creed. You have experts who can handle this shit.”
Creed laughed. “If the asshole doesn’t want it discovered, then he purchased it from some third-hand dealer who likely owned a bunch of them for months. You know that. You were trained.”
“Try and find out. The fucker has gone too far.”
The previous calls to my brothers had been scrambled, which had meant the cellphone used had been privately owned and not a toss away.
This was different.
Was it possible there wasn’t a single entity threatening us?
In my mind, hell, yes. I remained in my office, pacing the floor and sucking down bourbon of all fucking alcohol. It appeared it was my go-to when I was the most stressed. And right now, I could rip the head off a damn pig if necessary. How dare someone try to terrify my beautiful woman.
“Are you ready to have cameras installed now?” he asked way too casually.
“Yes. Fucking yes.”
“Okay, I’ll have the installation arranged. Have you worked on the list yet?”
I laughed. The list of contenders. Right now, I had a feeling we were barking up the wrong tree. “I have a feeling the asshole isn’t on that list.”
“Then we rule them out and start over.”
“I have a feeling we’ll all be dead by then.” I slammed my almost empty drink on the credenza, determined to fill it several times. I’d been reckless in trying to avoid who and what I was for so long. Being CFO had made me soft, as if the past could never come back and haunt us.
It had waited to exact revenge, seeping in under the bottom of the door and in through cracks in the foundation crevices. The demons had lurked, biding their time for the perfect moment to strike. That’s how we could fall, even though we were far more powerful than our foes.
All three of us had become too confident, too comfortable in our skin. We’d pretended no one could hurt us. Meanwhile, it had just been a matter of time.
Creed sighed. “We’ll get this prick, bro. I promise you that.”
