“Both of them were on all the arresting paperwork. And within a few weeks, the person was missing or dead.”
I hold Genevieve as she shakes. This is why I worried about telling her. I wanted her family to be here with her.
“We’re still looking into all of this. It’s a lot to sift through, but so far we know that there’s been at least three suspicious deaths in each of the counties they worked in. Nothing in Larimar county so far. But they’ve only been there for a year and it’s close to their home. So I’m not sure they’ll do it so close to home, if it is them.”
“Could they really be killers? But they’re deputies. They’re supposed to help people, not kill them.” Genevieve frowns.
“I know this is hard. This is also why we were hoping to tell you when your parents were here.”
“They’re going to force me to go back to France with them. They won’t let me stay here knowing there’s a chance Julian and Randall are killers.”
“Serial killers,” Eros says.
We all look at him.
“What? If someone kills two or more people, they’re considered serial killers.” He shrugs at us.
“Why do you know that?” Carmelo Marini asks as he shakes his head at him.
“Whydon’tyou know that? You’re mafia. Shouldn’t you know about serial killers?”
“Just because I’m part of a mafia family doesn’t mean I know about serial killers.” He squints and scrunches his face at Eros.
“I didn’t say YOU were a serial killer. But you must know some…”
“Seriously?” Carmelo rolls his eyes at him.
“I thought I only had to worry about my kids. Apparently I have to start apologizing for all the kids in the family.” Zeus sighs.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about our Lake Renegade family? It’s that no matter how serious thing are, they always find a way to bring some love and laughter into it. It helps everyone deal with the stress of the situation. I can feel some of the tension leave my love’s body and I kiss her head.
“Because of what we suspect about Julian and Randall, I don’t want any of you to be out alone. Eros and Adonis will stay with Genevieve. Sebastiano and Francesco will be with Amélie and Noëlle. That way they can keep working while they’re with you. Carmelo, you’re with Henri—” Enea says.
“Woooo! I get the pool this time!” Carmelo and Henri cheer, giving each other high fives.
Our papa glares at Henri, who grins at him.
“Sorry. I got caught up in Carmelo’s excitement,” he says as he grins more.
Enea laughs and shakes his head.
“Apollo and Seraphina will be with Michel. I wanttwo on each of you because if anyone’s a target, it’s the two of you.”
“Genevieve, when your parents get in, who did they think would be picking them up?” Panagiotis asks.
“They were going to take a taxi from the airport.”
“Okay, we need you to text or call them. Let them know that Enea and I will be there to pick them up. We can take two cars. You can send them our pictures, that way they know what we look like,” Zeus says.
Genevieve nods and texts her parents.
“They said okay and that you both look like really big men.” She laughs.
After a few hours, everyone leaves. Except Eros, Adonis, Apollo and Seraphina.
“I don’t want to leave you,” I say as we sit on her bed.
“I’d like it if you stayed with me. I know I have the others here, but you make me feel safe. And loved.”
