Cormac
Petition to have these two removed from the group?
Kieran
Petition to send Cormac back to LA.
Cormac
Seriously?
Me
The next person to say "petition" is out of the family, period.
Cormac, make sure the families are compensated. These men gave their lives, and I want their wives and children taken care of.
Cormac
Already done.
Me
Does anyone have anything else useful to report?
My phone instantly starts ringing in my hand, and I groan as Kieran’s name flashes on the screen.
“What?” My tone is sharper than I mean it to be, and a low whistle comes through the line.
“Well, someone’s in a mood.”
I pinch the bridge of my nose. “What do you want?”
“Nice to talk to you too, brother.” He chuckles. “Relax, I’ve got news.”
I sit forward, my adrenaline spiking.
After intercepting Declan at the wharf and the subsequent debrief at Kieran’s, my brothers and I scattered as we started the hunt for the insider mole, and they’ve been dangerously quiet for the past few hours.
My brother’s voice turns serious. “I thought it would be better to tell you privately.”
“What kind of news is it?”
“The kind you might actually want to hear. One of my informants just confirmed a connection between Declan Walsh and the guy who snatched Mila.”
My chest tightens. “You’re sure?”
“Positive. The guy we caught worked for an Aiden O’Neary. He used to be muscle for the Walsh family back in the day but went off the radar for a few years. He recently popped back uprunning freelance work out of Chicago and got paid a chunk of cash last month from an account we’ve now traced back to Walsh’s shell company.”
“Jesus. So, Declan’s not just stirring shit.”
“He’s trying to tear us apart from the inside. Kidnapping Mila was a personal attack on you.”
I stand and pace around the room, my jaw tight and my heart pounding. “What if he goes after Ciara?”
“We won’t let it get to that.”
“He’s already sending men to intercept our shipments and feeding lies to other families to try and make me look weak.”
