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“They are probably connected. But Rick didn’t know everything.”
“Do you have any clues as to who may have abducted Eden Rivers and possibly responsible for blowing up your vehicle and the trailer that happened several weeks ago?”
Haze breaks out of his thoughts and looks at me and then at the large French doors that lead to the corridor and foyer where police and various feds have currently set up shop. I nod my understanding and get up to close the doors.
“What we need to disclose cannot go beyond these walls. Eden believes there’s a mole in the LAPD who is not only connected to the media, releasing cases about celebrities, but that there’s someoneconnected to her stalker slash abductor or that they could be someone from a powerful position that has influential authority.”
The agent acknowledges the grave situation and leans forward with interest.
“I’m a little confused. She’s only been abducted this evening, so how would she have known about her potential kidnapper?”
“Because this isn’t the first time Eden was kidnapped. Ten years ago, she was drugged and abducted for several days.”
“She was threatened by him that her life was in danger if she talked.”
“That’s why she ran. She didn’t disappear because of the video. She fled because of the threat on her life and didn’t know who to trust.”
“You said she was abducted and held against her will for days?” The agent asks for clarification.
And I take a seat as we all take turns to recount what Eden told us not so long ago on the yacht.
"So you understand why this story can never go public or be known by the department," Jagger explains firmly.
“But I can’t solve this case alone,” she insists. “You’ve given me some important data I need to share with my superiors.”
"And we'll deny everything," Jagger asserts.
She gazes at us, a hint of vexation flickering across her features, though she tries hard to conceal her feelings.
“Eden’s life is in danger if the media finds out,” Callum blurts out. “They’ll be everywhere like fucking cockroaches.”
“They’re already outside the gates, so someone from your side or the LAPD reported something about the car bombing, and they’ve connected it to us. The media will crucify Eden.”
“Other than my tech guy assigned to work with me, no one knows about this video. LAPD only knows about the SUV that exploded because it was rented in your name.”
“Good,” Jagger confirms. “We need to keep it like that.”
“You’re going to make it much harder if we’re not working with local law enforcement.”
“I thought you two hated each other.”
“That’s a generalized myth.” She purses her lips together in thought, stands up, and takes out her card, handing it to Jagger.
He takes it and pockets it without looking.
None of us are impressed with how the progress of finding Eden is going.
“I’ll let you know if my techie finds something. In the meantime, I’d advise you four to remain together in one place if I need to contact you again.”
I close the French doors once more after the agent departs.
“Do you think we can trust her?” Callum asks.
“Dunno, mate,” Jagger adds thoughtfully and then looks at Haze. “I’m going to need access to the safe, where Eden’s and the additional guns are.”
“What the bloody fuck do you plan to do?” I ask, worry gnawing at my insides as I wonder if he's bonkers.
I've never been comfortable with the idea of living in a house with firearms within easy reach.
