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.“By the time he learned the name, things were already in motion.I had no chance to talk to him before it was done.”“So does this source work for the Slaters in some way?”“Yes and no,” Justice said, then shot a glance at Irelyn.Nick was surprised at the glimpse of vulnerability in the woman’s eyes.Even though she was as beautiful as a porcelain doll and he’d occasionally seen evidence of a real person beneath her careful façade, he’d sure as hell never thought to see her looking so fragile.“My source is a contract killer,” Irelyn said.“A hit man?” Nick asked.“Yes, he does that, too, but his specialty is orchestrating murders.I knew he was going to set one up for the Slaters, but as I said, he often doesn’t get told the target until the last minute.Since I can’t let on that I’m fishing for information, I have to be as subtle as possible.Jonah’s murder took place before I knew it was going to happen.”“He’s the one who arranged Thomas’s murder, isn’t he?” Kennedy’s voice, soft and without inflection, brought immediate silence to the room.“Yes,” Irelyn answered in an equally soft voice.“Did you know he was going to have him killed?”“Not until it was too late.”“How did he set it up to look like a robbery?”“Do you really want to know?”“Yes…I think I need to.”“I don’t know all the details.He learned about the young man’s release from prison.”“His name was Miguel Ruiz.”“Very well.He learned about Ruiz and how close he was to his family.He told him to follow your husband.That he would be stopping at a grocery store in the evening.Your husband wasn’t to come out alive.He threatened Ruiz’s family.”“I don’t understand.Why wouldn’t he go to the police…tell someone?”“My source…he’s incredibly adept at discovering his mark’s weaknesses and using them to achieve his goals.Perhaps he knew Ruiz didn’t trust the police.” Slender shoulders lifted in a slight shrug.“I don’t know.”Nick narrowed his eyes on Irelyn.“How the hell would he know Thomas would be going to a grocery store?”Irelyn shook her head.“Again, I don’t—”“It’s my fault,” Kennedy said.“How was it your fault?” Nick asked.“Almost from the moment I learned I was pregnant, I started having these wild cravings.Thomas stopped by the grocery store almost every night to pick up whatever I was craving that day.It became our little joke.” She swallowed a small sob.“Some joke.It got him killed.”Before Nick could dispute that, Irelyn beat him to it.“Don’t be ridiculous.If it hadn’t happened in a grocery store, it would have happened somewhere else.Your husband was marked for death the moment he launched his investigation into the Slaters.”“But how did anyone know about his investigation?” Kennedy asked.“He never even told me or Nick what he was doing.”“The Slaters have eyes and ears everywhere.If he did research on his computer, made phone calls at the station…” Justice shrugged.“That’s one of the ways they’ve been able to keep their nose clean for so long.They have a lot of people looking out for their interests.”“And now they’ve gone so far as to kill a family member.” Kennedy shook her head.“Just how screwed up do you have to be to do something like that?” She turned to Irelyn.“This source you have.What good is he if he doesn’t tell you anything in time?”Justice leaned forward, blocking Irelyn from view as if protecting her.“Irelyn was doing her best to find his target.Even though Mathias is as cold and heartless as death, I don’t think any of us even considered Jonah.The thought of a father arranging his son’s murder…” Justice shook his head as if still trying to wrap his mind around the concept.“Why now?” Nick asked.“Jonah has been in prison for almost three years.And from what Eli said, neither Mathias nor Adam has visited him in all that time.What did he do to piss them off?”“I’m responsible for that.”They all whirled at the sound of Eli’s voice.If a person could remain alive after getting the life knocked out of him, that man was Eli Slater.His face had lost all color, and his eyes were sunk into his head.“It’s not your fault, Eli,” Justice said.“Jonah was a grown man.He made his own decisions.”“I should have found another way to tell him about Teri.”“What happened?” Nick asked.With zombie-like movements, Eli moved farther into the room.The instant he reached a chair, he dropped into it as if his legs could no longer hold him.“He insisted on knowing the details of her death.Like any sane man who learned that the woman he loved had been killed and in such a sadistically vile way, he went ballistic.We both knew Mathias had eyes on him at all times.He screamed into the cameras that he was going to kill the old man.”He shook his head.“The thought even went through my mind that Mathias would do something, but I convinced myself that even my father wouldn’t go so far as to kill his own child.I thought he might have him beaten to teach him a lesson.I forgot who I was dealing with…should have known…should have done something.”“What could you have done?” Kennedy asked.“Hell if I know.Found some protection for him.Supplied him with a weapon.” His hand made a weary swipe down his face.“Help him escape.Anything other than just sitting on my ass and letting him get killed.”The room grew silent again.Kennedy looked around at all the sad, serious faces.This was wrong…so very wrong.How could one man be responsible for so much destruction and get away with it for so long? And not just get away with it, but also thrive.He was evil incarnate and had to be stopped.A new resolve swept through her.“The only thing to do is continue what we’re doing.Once I start working for Adam…move into his house, have access to his computer, if there’s anything to be found, I’ll find it.”“And what if you find nothing?” Nick asked.Though surprised at the vehemence in his voice, she gave him the only answer she could.“Then we’ll have to find another way to get what we need.”Nick surged to his feet and began pacing.She wasn’t the only one who noticed his odd behavior.Grey was watching him curiously, too.Finally stopping in front of Kennedy, Nick said softly, “Don’t do this, Kennedy.We’ll find another way.I got a couple of leads from his office we can check out.Let’s work with what we’ve got.I swear to you…on my life, I will not rest until both Mathias and Adam are behind bars.But you working for him… That isn’t the way to get to them.”“What are you talking about, Gallagher?” Eli asked.“You got a few names from his office…basically you got jack shit.This is the only way.Without Kennedy, we’ve got nothing.”“I don’t accept that.”She took Nick’s hand and asked softly, “What is it? Why have you changed your mind?”“Isn’t it obvious?” His arm swung out in a wild gesture.“Hell, Mathias had his own son killed [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.“By the time he learned the name, things were already in motion.I had no chance to talk to him before it was done.”“So does this source work for the Slaters in some way?”“Yes and no,” Justice said, then shot a glance at Irelyn.Nick was surprised at the glimpse of vulnerability in the woman’s eyes.Even though she was as beautiful as a porcelain doll and he’d occasionally seen evidence of a real person beneath her careful façade, he’d sure as hell never thought to see her looking so fragile.“My source is a contract killer,” Irelyn said.“A hit man?” Nick asked.“Yes, he does that, too, but his specialty is orchestrating murders.I knew he was going to set one up for the Slaters, but as I said, he often doesn’t get told the target until the last minute.Since I can’t let on that I’m fishing for information, I have to be as subtle as possible.Jonah’s murder took place before I knew it was going to happen.”“He’s the one who arranged Thomas’s murder, isn’t he?” Kennedy’s voice, soft and without inflection, brought immediate silence to the room.“Yes,” Irelyn answered in an equally soft voice.“Did you know he was going to have him killed?”“Not until it was too late.”“How did he set it up to look like a robbery?”“Do you really want to know?”“Yes…I think I need to.”“I don’t know all the details.He learned about the young man’s release from prison.”“His name was Miguel Ruiz.”“Very well.He learned about Ruiz and how close he was to his family.He told him to follow your husband.That he would be stopping at a grocery store in the evening.Your husband wasn’t to come out alive.He threatened Ruiz’s family.”“I don’t understand.Why wouldn’t he go to the police…tell someone?”“My source…he’s incredibly adept at discovering his mark’s weaknesses and using them to achieve his goals.Perhaps he knew Ruiz didn’t trust the police.” Slender shoulders lifted in a slight shrug.“I don’t know.”Nick narrowed his eyes on Irelyn.“How the hell would he know Thomas would be going to a grocery store?”Irelyn shook her head.“Again, I don’t—”“It’s my fault,” Kennedy said.“How was it your fault?” Nick asked.“Almost from the moment I learned I was pregnant, I started having these wild cravings.Thomas stopped by the grocery store almost every night to pick up whatever I was craving that day.It became our little joke.” She swallowed a small sob.“Some joke.It got him killed.”Before Nick could dispute that, Irelyn beat him to it.“Don’t be ridiculous.If it hadn’t happened in a grocery store, it would have happened somewhere else.Your husband was marked for death the moment he launched his investigation into the Slaters.”“But how did anyone know about his investigation?” Kennedy asked.“He never even told me or Nick what he was doing.”“The Slaters have eyes and ears everywhere.If he did research on his computer, made phone calls at the station…” Justice shrugged.“That’s one of the ways they’ve been able to keep their nose clean for so long.They have a lot of people looking out for their interests.”“And now they’ve gone so far as to kill a family member.” Kennedy shook her head.“Just how screwed up do you have to be to do something like that?” She turned to Irelyn.“This source you have.What good is he if he doesn’t tell you anything in time?”Justice leaned forward, blocking Irelyn from view as if protecting her.“Irelyn was doing her best to find his target.Even though Mathias is as cold and heartless as death, I don’t think any of us even considered Jonah.The thought of a father arranging his son’s murder…” Justice shook his head as if still trying to wrap his mind around the concept.“Why now?” Nick asked.“Jonah has been in prison for almost three years.And from what Eli said, neither Mathias nor Adam has visited him in all that time.What did he do to piss them off?”“I’m responsible for that.”They all whirled at the sound of Eli’s voice.If a person could remain alive after getting the life knocked out of him, that man was Eli Slater.His face had lost all color, and his eyes were sunk into his head.“It’s not your fault, Eli,” Justice said.“Jonah was a grown man.He made his own decisions.”“I should have found another way to tell him about Teri.”“What happened?” Nick asked.With zombie-like movements, Eli moved farther into the room.The instant he reached a chair, he dropped into it as if his legs could no longer hold him.“He insisted on knowing the details of her death.Like any sane man who learned that the woman he loved had been killed and in such a sadistically vile way, he went ballistic.We both knew Mathias had eyes on him at all times.He screamed into the cameras that he was going to kill the old man.”He shook his head.“The thought even went through my mind that Mathias would do something, but I convinced myself that even my father wouldn’t go so far as to kill his own child.I thought he might have him beaten to teach him a lesson.I forgot who I was dealing with…should have known…should have done something.”“What could you have done?” Kennedy asked.“Hell if I know.Found some protection for him.Supplied him with a weapon.” His hand made a weary swipe down his face.“Help him escape.Anything other than just sitting on my ass and letting him get killed.”The room grew silent again.Kennedy looked around at all the sad, serious faces.This was wrong…so very wrong.How could one man be responsible for so much destruction and get away with it for so long? And not just get away with it, but also thrive.He was evil incarnate and had to be stopped.A new resolve swept through her.“The only thing to do is continue what we’re doing.Once I start working for Adam…move into his house, have access to his computer, if there’s anything to be found, I’ll find it.”“And what if you find nothing?” Nick asked.Though surprised at the vehemence in his voice, she gave him the only answer she could.“Then we’ll have to find another way to get what we need.”Nick surged to his feet and began pacing.She wasn’t the only one who noticed his odd behavior.Grey was watching him curiously, too.Finally stopping in front of Kennedy, Nick said softly, “Don’t do this, Kennedy.We’ll find another way.I got a couple of leads from his office we can check out.Let’s work with what we’ve got.I swear to you…on my life, I will not rest until both Mathias and Adam are behind bars.But you working for him… That isn’t the way to get to them.”“What are you talking about, Gallagher?” Eli asked.“You got a few names from his office…basically you got jack shit.This is the only way.Without Kennedy, we’ve got nothing.”“I don’t accept that.”She took Nick’s hand and asked softly, “What is it? Why have you changed your mind?”“Isn’t it obvious?” His arm swung out in a wild gesture.“Hell, Mathias had his own son killed [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]