Kiernan grumbled and sank in his seat.“I don’t know.”
Grant snickered and shook his head.“You’re still so naive, little brother.”
“Fuck you.Maybe I just don’t like the idea of killing people.”
“You didn’t seem to have any issues with it when we got those diamonds.”
“They were going to kill us.It was different.”
“And she’s so innocent?”
“All she did was call the cops.She didn’t come after us.”
“Same thing.If she hadn’t called the cops, we would have been able to move the diamonds that day, and we would have gotten more for the secrets that were ‘leaked’ during the break-in.We would already be on a private island with our hundreds of millions.”
Kiernan exhaled a rough breath.
“What is wrong with you?”
“Nothing.She just seemed like she was nice.It’s not her fault we were delayed getting there and the coffee shop was open.”
“And that’s why Paul didn’t survive the beating he took.If he had been on time, everything would have gone according to plan.He took the fall because he caused the problem,” Grant snapped.Never mind that Grant had every intention of killing Paul that day.Why the fuck was his brother on all this again?They’d already talked about it.Countless times.
“I know,” Kiernan said.“Maybe I don’t trust the buyer.”
“You’d be an idiot if you did.He’s going to fuck us over if he has a chance.”Grant pulled off the road onto the dirt path that led to the barn in the middle of the trees.
“Then why are we working with him?We’re the ones taking all this risk.Killing people, putting ourselves out there, and he’s going to walk away with all the diamonds.”
Grant snorted.“That’s what we told him.”
“What does that mean?”
Grant parked the SUV in front of the barn and turned to look at his little brother.“It means I’m not selling that fucker anything.We’re going to get the money, then kill him, and leave with the diamonds and the cash.”
“What?”Kiernan barked.
Grant got out of the SUV and walked to the barn door.“Get her from the backseat.”
“What are you talking about?What do you mean you’re going to kill the buyer?”
“Just what I said.I’ve already set up a meeting with him for later today.I’m going to show him pictures of our dead tattle-tale to get the money, then I’m going to put a bullet in him and walk away with the money and the diamonds.Just in case we ever need to sell them again.”
“But that’s…”
“Wrong?”Grant snorted.“Climb down off your high horse and meet me in the gutter, little brother.We’re not the good guys.”Grant shoved the barn door open.“Go get the fucking girl, since you had to bring her here.”
Kiernan walked to the SUV, opening the back door.
Grant watched as Kiernan dragged the bitch who ruined everything from the backseat.Her feet hit the ground, but she didn’t move.He smiled.His brother hit her harder than he thought.Maybe there was hope for Kiernan yet.
Damien was talkingto Austin when Lacey rushed into the bullpen with wide eyes.Her gaze landed on Damien, and he knew something was very, very wrong.
“What happened?”Austin asked before Damien could.
“Harmony… She went to get the diaper bag and never came back,” Lacey explained.
“What?”Rhett barked.“How long ago?”
