Fuck.
She was trying to trap me. On the phone.
Fuck.
Someone was listening.
Fuck!
She was no longer an asset to me.
They were moving against me.
“I take it that you are calling me to notify me that you have found my twin brother, and also Chrissy Hayes? Was that the purpose of this phone call?”
“Shit.” A low curse under her breath. “Yeah.” She was resigned. She knew I knew. “We have a team moving in as we’re speaking, and I’m assuming we’ll be taking your brother into custody momentarily.” Another pause of hesitation. “You can wait for another call from myself. We’ll let you know if we find Chrissy Hayes alive or not.”
She ended the call, and with that, I hung my head.
The hold I had over Bright and Wilson was done.
She’d been trying to entrap me, which said they were putting together a case against me. Whether they moved on it or not was a different situation, but now I knew, and I’d be covering my bases. Not letting myself contemplate the loss of that professional relationship, I went to Peter’s safe in the office and took out a phone I didn’t use unless it was absolutely necessary.
I called my team. “Delete everything. Feds are now looking.”
Then a second call. “Have you left yet?”
“No.”
“Stay. They’ve moved on them already.”
“Will do.”
I had one thing at least. I still had my grandfather within my clasp.
“What’s going on?”
Peter Francis was standing inside the office, his eyes alert and alarmed. It was a stark contrast from the bags under his eyes, or the exhaustion emanating from him.
“The FBI found Chrissy Hayes.”
FORTY-FIVE
Kash
I had limited time.
Peter was told everything, and as he fell to his couch in shock, I strolled right past him. I was an ungrateful asshole to him, too. I should’ve taken the time, softened the blow, been there for him while he was coming to grips with everything that’d been uncovered in the last thirty-six hours.
I didn’t.
I walked right past, texting Matt.
Kash: Fly back. Chrissy Hayes is alive. Your father and sister need you.
My phone buzzed a second later.
Matt: WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?