I shake my head. “You’re full of shit.” Fucking jackass. His eyes flash with anger. I laugh, “Oh, did I hit a nerve.”
“I turned against you because you have no respect for your men.”
I raise my brow. “My men? I have the utmost respect for. I’d die for them as they would me. I don’t have respect for lazy, disrespectful, unethical men. That’s why I have no respect for you, since the day you came on board, you have shown every one of my men what not to do. Why do you think that none of my men associate with you?”
The shock on his face tells me that he hadn’t realized.
“You were dead weight. It’s always been a matter of time before you were chopped off.”
His eyes narrow. “Fuck you. I hope Martin rapes her again, and that fucking kid of yours.”
A red haze forms, and he’s gone. I don’t even realize that I’ve lifted my gun and pulled the trigger.
“Fucking prick,” Jagger spits as he walks over to Kenneth’s body. “He’s dead,” he informs me and I don’t give a shit. “Who the fuck else is a rat? Hmm?” He questions the men and each of them stand tall as if they have nothing to hide. “If it turns out that one or more of you are traitors, I’m personally going to see it that you’ll lose your life.”
“It’s time to go, I’ve got shit to do. Try and stay out of trouble,” I tell them as I turn and leave, “And clean up the body,” I demand as Jagger follows me out of the house, “Jag, we’re driving over to Wally’s house.”
He doesn’t seem surprised. “Yes boss. What are you thinking?”
“I’m thinking that Wally doesn’t miss a damn meeting, he lives for the Brady organization,” I tell him getting into the car.
He climbs into the front seat. “Yes boss, but the man’s been married less than a week. If that were you and Mia, you wouldn’t be leaving the house. You would be balls deep inside of her.” He starts the car, just as my men begin to leave the house.
“Watch your mouth,” I say through clenched teeth, I don’t give a shit if he’s my best friend or not, no one talks about Mia that way. He turns on the engine and reverses out of here. “I’ve got a feeling there’s more to this shit than what meets the eye. Why did he tell Kenneth? It makes no fucking sense.”
“Unless, Kenneth was a plant all a
long? Maybe he is a cop after all? He could be one of Johnson’s men? I guess the only way we’re going to know for certain is ask the bastard when we get him.”
I take my cell out of my pocket and dial David’s number. It rings out, no answer. Fuck, I do the same for Aaron’s and it’s the same. Shit. Fuck. I call Rory, and it rings.
“Boss?” He sounds sleepy like I’ve just woken him up.
“Yeah, did you do as David had asked?”
“Yes boss. They were dropped off outside his hideout. David told Cormac and I to leave that he had it from there.” Gone is the sleepiness, he’s fully alert now.
“How far out are you?” I question, my fucking gut screaming that something has happened to Aaron and David.
“Ten minutes, less if I take my bike.” He has a Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird.
“Take your bike, they’re not answering. Find out what the fuck is going on. Call me as soon as you get to that fucking place.” I glance at Jagger, his knuckles white from the grip he has on the steering wheel.
“Shit, I’m on it. I’ll call you soon.” He ends the call and I know that he’ll be there within ten minutes, knowing Rory, he’ll be there in about seven.
“He’s gone?” Jagger asks.
“I believe so, the men aren’t answering. We’ll know for sure soon enough.” My gut’s screaming at me that something else is going to happen.
Jagger pulls up outside Wally’s house, its pitch black, not a single light on. “They could be asleep,” Jagger says and I scoff, he sighs. “Yeah, it doesn’t look good.”
I’m out of the car, my feet moving as quick as they can, when I get to the door, I know there’s something off. My men know about Martin, they know the threat that he brings, they wouldn’t leave the damn door ajar. I nudge the door open with my foot, my gun raised as I enter the house. I don’t need to move much further than the doorway when I see him. His lifeless body hanging from the banister. Fuck.
“Motherfucker.” I don’t need to turn to know its Jagger behind me.
“Search the house, find out where Molly is.” His wife wouldn’t come to the safe house I had for the families, she and Wally had just got married, and they didn’t want to be separated. My cell rings and I lower my gun, reaching into my pocket, I see Rory’s name on the screen. “Rory.”
“Boss, they’re gone, all three of them. Aaron’s car is still parked here but there’s no sign of them. There’s blood everywhere.”