“Bree was successful?”Not that Tanner had had much doubt.
Chris was shaking his head in awe.“She just let the whole world know what the inner circle of Communication for All was up to in the most public way possible.Every single one of those bastards will be going down.”
That meant...
Tanner started running.If Jeter had Bree and knew she’d just told the world all his secrets, he would kill her for sure.
Tanner grabbed the fire extinguisher on the wall.He would use it to break down the door.
“Tanner, you don’t know what the situation is like in there.You may be way outgunned.”
“I don’t care.”
Chris pulled out a gun from the back waistband of his jeans.“Then let’s do this.I’ll go to the left.”
Tanner brought the edge of the extinguisher down on the doorknob, feeling it rip from the jamb, then kicked it as hard as he could.Chris ran into the room, gun raised, Tanner a half step behind him.
Jeter had a gun pointed at Bree but turned at the disturbance at the door.Bree didn’t waste any time.She dived at Jeter while he was distracted, Melissa jumping on top of him to help her cousin.
Chris made his own dive for the guard closest to the door, while Tanner turned and raised his weapon at Scott.
“Drop it, Scott.I don’t want to have to—”
Scott’s eyes narrowed, and he brought his weapon up and pointed it at Tanner.
Tanner pulled the trigger, the sound barreling through the room.Scott fell back against the wall then slid down it, eyes closed.Tanner kicked the gun away from his hand and turned.
Bree and Melissa had wrested the gun from Jeter, and Melissa was pointing it at him.
“Tanner?”Bree’s green eyes were huge.“Are you okay?”
He smiled at her.“Takes more than a chubby middle school kid to stop me.Areyouokay?”
Melissa still had the gun pointing straight at Jeter’s head.“You deserve to die.For what you’ve done.What you were going to do.”
Tanner recognized that tone.The woman was going to kill Jeter.
“Mellie, no,” Bree said.“Don’t.Not like this.”
“He’s a monster.He killed Chris.”
“No, he didn’t, angel.”Chris moved from the guard he’d knocked unconscious.“And I’d very much like it if I didn’t have to come visit my wife in prison.We’ve got a lot of time to make up for.”
Melissa froze, looking like she couldn’t believe what she was seeing.“Chris?”
She handed the gun to Bree and launched herself at him.
Jeter ignored them and looked at Bree.“You’re making a mistake.We’re two of the greatest technological minds of this century.Together we would be unstoppable.Think about it.”
“The only thing I need to think about concerning you is that neither I nor any of my loved ones will ever be hurt by you again.And that’s more than enough for me.”She turned to Tanner.“Captain, will you please read Mr.Jeter his rights?”
Tanner cupped her cheek.“It would be my pleasure.”
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Bree had always liked her apartment in Kansas City before.But now that she was back here, she realized how lifeless it really was.
There were no gorgeous Colorado Rockies out her window.No horses, no pregnant dogs.
