“You’re going to talk, or I’ll keep you alive for as long as I can, just so you beg for death every second.”
His breath rattles in his lungs, and for a second, I think he’s going to pass out. But then he finally speaks. It’s barely above a whisper, and I have to lean in close to hear him.
“If I die…the others… will come…for you.”
I freeze.
“Others?” My voice is deadly calm, though my heartbeat thrums in my ears.
He doesn’t answer, so I pull him away from the wall before slamming him against it once again.
His head smacks against the concrete, and I curse when his one good eye rolls in the back of his head.
If I’m not careful, I’m going to accidentally kill this guy before he can give me any information.
“You just became useful to me, so I suggest you elaborate.”
He lifts his head just enough to look at me with his one good eye.
“Fuck you,” he spits, bloody drool dripping down his chin.
I huff a laugh. “Wrong answer.”
I squeeze his shoulder just enough to hurt, but not enough to worsen the bleeding.
He screams.
“Tell me who you work for. You’re dead either way. You can choose the easy way if you just answer my question.”
His breathing is now so shallow when he slumps in my arms, I’m sure he’ll be dead in a matter of minutes.
This is a waste of my time. I want to go home to my wife, but I wanted some closure first.
I stare at him for a moment, adrenaline still surging.
Sighing, I witness as his last breath leaves his body, and I turn back and walk out of the room.
Brennan is waiting in the hall outside, arms crossed over his chest as he leans against the wall. He says nothing when I approach, only lifts a brow.
“Clean it up.”
“Did he talk?”
I shake my head and grind my teeth.
Brennan pushes off the wall. “I don’t recognize him.”
“Me neither, but he said there were others.”
“Doesn’t surprise me.”
“But whoever they are, they’re not going to show their faces now.”
He nods before jerking his thumb toward the exit. “What about Callum? Kieran is waiting for orders.”
I sigh, dragging a hand over my face. I had almost forgotten about Callum.
While he might have been up to something shady, it’s clear he had nothing to do with what happened with Max. He was just a convenient scapegoat, a pawn to distract us, and it worked.
