“As does El.”
“Elwood won’t share. He’s too guarded.”
His half-sister had been raised in a cult, so she was a good study of people. Even after his years in MI-6, he found that she was better at it. If she said that El wasn’t going to share, she was probably right. He was friendly with El, but he really did keep a lot close to his chest. The one person who was closest to him was Eden.
“That’s probably a good idea.”
“I always have the best ideas.”
He would refute that with the idea that she was ready to sacrifice herself to the former cult leader who had been obsessed with her. That would just end in an argument because she still didn’t think she did anything wrong.
“I’ll call Eden now. You also need to help me get rid of Dad. You know he doesn’t need this stress.”
“Gotcha, although if he thinks you’re in danger, he will not leave. Bye, Bro.”
Then she hung up. He knew she was right. Their father was a protector and would do whatever it took to keep them safe.
He stepped back into the room to check on her. She was sleeping still, her chest still rising and falling.
He decided to text Eden to make sure she wasn’t busy.
Ian: Got a minute?
Eden: Sure.
After another glance at Sam, he stepped back out in the hall and called his partner.
“What’s up?”
“Did your brother contact you?”
“No. Did something happen? Please tell me he’s not in the hospital again.”
El had been getting more and more reckless lately. Ian knew it was a problem, but he was doing all the typical adrenaline junkie activities some PTSD survivors did. He needed therapy, but since it didn’t cause problems at Dillon, it was hard to force a grown man into therapy.
“Your brother is fine. Sam was injured.”
“What the hell happened?” Finally, one person who wasn’t blaming him.
“We’re piecing it all together.”
“My brother was involved?”
“No. Not that I know of. I just sent him and Jenner to her house.”
Then he relayed to Eden what had happened. When he finished, she sighed.
“What has the girl gotten into?”
“No idea.”
“But she was on your island?”
“I don’t own the island.”
“You and I both know that someone in hiding would do better on Oahu. It’s easy to hide in plain sight when there 850,000 people.”
“That’s why I need to get her back to Oahu. I’m sure we can get a safe house set up for her.”
