“Yup.” He wiggles his foot as Killian and Jax sit on the couch with him. “He was a bleeder,” he says by way of an explanation.
Xave leads me back to the couch, and I try to look like I’m calm and chill as I sit next to him.
It’s not that I’m afraid of his cousins or anything, but I feel out of place and like I should leave before someone tells me to get the fuck out.
“So, we have good news, and bad news,” Jax says as he looks between us.
“Hit us with the bad news,” Xave says.
“He wouldn’t tell us who hired him.” Jax pushes his hair back from his forehead with a casual swipe of his hand. “And that’s probably because he truly didn’t know.”
Xave glances at Jace.
“Bro should have folded like a cheap suit after what we did to him.” Jace shrugs. “But he didn’t, so it’s possible he was telling the truth and had no idea who hired him.”
“What’s the good news?” Xave asks.
“We don’t need him to tell us who his boss is because I have this.” Jace holds up a glossy school ID card.
“And I have this.” Jax holds up a set of keys. “Killer and I will go search his residence to see what we can dig up and grab his devices so Jace can see if there’s anything interesting in them.”
“And I’ll search his office and see what I can rustle up,” Jace adds. “If this guy really is in IT, then it’s highly probably that he’s the one who created and uploaded the altered ID. I’ll know for sure once I can get my hands on his computer and dig around in his system.”
Kilian glances between us. “You going to stay here tonight?”
Xave nods. “It’s too much of a risk to be out in the open until we know there’ s no one else out there.”
“Roger that.” Killian stands, and the twins follow his lead. “We’ll let you know what we find.”
“I’ll text you updates as I get answers,” Jace says. “I have no idea how long it’ll take to go through everything, but we won’t rest until we end this.”
“Thanks,” Xave says and stands.
I get to my feet feeling more awkward than I have in a long ass time.
“You good?” Jace asks, giving me a quick once-over.
I nod.
He grins. “So, are you our new cousin in law?”
“I-I…” I splutter, my gaze darting back to Xave.
He just smirks and throws his arm over my shoulder so he can pull me against his side.
“Awww, now we have another nauseatingly adorable couple to make fun of.” Jace glances at his twin. “Oh happy day, bro. Or happy night if we want to get technical.”
Jax’s smile is dark and full of mischief. “They do look cute together. Like if a member of boy band got with the lead singer of a metal group.”
“So true,” Jace agrees. “They’ve definitely got that ying and yang thing going on.”
“I wonder how long it’ll be before they start dressing alike?” Jax muses.
“That might not work so well ‘cause Xave doesn’t look nearly as good as Damon does in black,” Jace says, glancing at his brother. “But they definitely need a nickname. I’m thinking Xamon since Dave is already a thing.”
“They’re definitely a Xamon,” Jax agrees. “How long do you think it’ll be before they start finishing each other’s sentences?”
“I don’t imagine that would take too long. Do you think Xave is the type to write love poems?” Jace asks innocently.
