“The fuck?” Ryat asks, rubbing his eyes before looking from Adam to Easton.
Sin just shrugs. He’s so over it.
Tyson looks at me and then at Haidyn and Saint. None of us are surprised to see our brother. “You’re supposed to be?—”
“Dead,” Adam finishes Tyson’s sentence.
“We don’t have a lot of time,” Bill growls, walking over to Eve. She stands from my lap and hugs him before I pull her back down and wrap my arms protectively around her waist.
“Why the fuck are we here?” I demand, wanting to get this over with. I promised Eve we would leave after this, and I’m ready to get the fuck out of here.
“There were three bodies found at Barrington recently,” Adam states.
Saint nods. “Yeah. It’s been all over the news. All three were missing for over a month.”
“What’s not on the news is that there’s a fourth woman,” Adam adds.
“Her parents don’t want her mentioned?” I wonder.
“The police don’t want her information released. She’s still alive,” Bill answers.
“Well, that’s good, but it sounds fishy to me.” Haidyn rubs his chin. “If it’s the same MO, they’ve been raping, torturing, and then killing these victims for years. Why leave one alive now?”
“Maybe a copycat,” Sin offers, leaning back in his chair. “They’ve seen the news but only know very little of what actually happened to the previous victims.”
Adam crosses his arms over his chest and looks at Eve. “It’s more complicated than that.”
“How?” I demand getting a sickening feeling in my stomach.
“I’ve gotten word from my boss that she was awake when the women were found. When questioned, she gave a description of the person who was ‘holding’ her.”
“Well, who was it?” Haidyn demands, getting irritated.
“She described Everett to a T.”
“What?” She jumps off my lap. “No.” Eve turns to face me. “I did not kidnap, torture, or kill any of those women.”
That gut-wrenching feeling intensifies. I look at Adam. “You came with a plan. What is it?” He wouldn’t risk being seen in broad daylight if there wasn’t a good reason for it. No. He and Bill have gone through every scenario, and they need us to see it through.
He looks at Eve and then at me, nodding. I run a hand down my face, and Haidyn curses under his breath.
“What?” she snaps. “Use your fucking words, because I don’t understand your silent gestures.”
“We kill her,” Sin answers.
Eve gives a rough laugh, throwing her head back. When her eyes meet mine, she stops. “Kash. No. You can’t be fucking serious? Tell them no. Absolutely not.”
“Eve.” I get to my feet.
“No.” She takes a step back. “You can’t kill her?—”
“No one in this room is going to agree with you,” Sin announces, standing. He’s tired and ready to end this shit. “I would do unspeakable things to guarantee my wife and children’s safety. And every Lord in this room would do the same.”
“Kash,” she whispers, looking at me. “Please don’t allow this.”
“I’m sorry, Eve,” I tell her. “He’s right.” Any threat to my future wife must be eliminated.
“I can’t believe this.” She runs her hands through her hair aggressively.
