Page 118 of Bound Lies

The way she looked at me before I left… She’s never looked at me like that before, like she hated me.

I rub a hand over my face, dragging it down my jaw. I need to fix this and soon, before I lose her for good.

My phone buzzes in my pocket with another incoming call from Ronan, and I close my eyes for a second and inhale deeply before answering.

"Yeah?"

"What the fuck, Kieran? I would appreciate it if you answered the damn phone.”

"At least I’m easier to get hold of than Cormac. But hey, you don’t seem to have a problem with that.”

"Now is not the time to talk about Cormac. We’ve got bigger problems."

“Oh, yeah?” I mutter, only half-interested.

"Sean sent a crew to the estate and tried to get through the west perimeter.”

I straighten as my stomach turns to lead.

“Riley and I barely left your estate two hours ago.”

“I’m well aware. Clearly, Sean knew she was there and decided to send a message. He’s not just after you anymore, Kieran. He’s coming for all of us."

My jaw clenches. "Was anyone hurt?”

My thoughts immediately go to Ciara.

“No, thank fuck. The threat was contained before they could get anywhere near the main house.”

I exhale a slow breath, trying to rein in the fury simmering beneath my skin.

"We need to fight back, Ronan. We can’t afford to let Sean think he can walk all over us. Clearly, my little run-in with his men wasn’t enough of a deterrent to keep him away and next time, we might not be so lucky." My blood runs cold at the thought of Sean’s men being so close to both Riley and Ciara. How the hell did he know where she was? "Give me another shot at Finn.”

“He won’t talk to you, Kieran.”

“He might if Lorcan is there. Wasn’t his flight getting in today?”

“Yes, but⁠—”

“Have him meet me at the warehouse.”

"Are you sure about that? You know how Lorcan feels about⁠—"

"We still need him. He’s our best shot.”

Ronan sighs through the phone. "All right, I’ll set it up. But be prepared for Lorcan to be either royally pissed or heartbroken. Most likely both. He still doesn’t know that Finn is in our possession and when he learns we’ve had him all this time…”

“I know, brother. But we need to keep our priorities straight. And as hard as that might be, Lorcan’s feelings are not our priority right now.”

“They should be. Lorcan is a part of our family. So was Finn, once upon a time. Lorcan will be torn between helping us and wanting Finn free. He’s the closest thing Lorcan ever had to a son.”

“I know, but the kid turned on us. I’m sure our uncle can see past his pain to understand what’s at stake.”

I wait for my brother to shut me down like he normally does. But to my surprise, he gives me the green light.

“Just…don’t fuck this up, Kieran. Finn might be the only leverage we have against Sean.”

"Thanks for the vote of confidence.”