Enough was enough, and he was tired of covering up Adrien’s messes.
Since Brianna wouldn’t be waking up for a while, he decided to leave the room. He did so reluctantly, but who knew how long it would be before she woke up. He hesitated before closing the door behind her, not finding it safe enough if he left the door wide open, even if he didn’t lock it. He headed back downstairs.
There, he found Morganna on the couch. She was leaning forward with her elbows braced on her knees, hands clenched tightly together and pressed to her lips. She looked like she was calm with how still she was sitting, and half her face covered, but he could see her eyes, and they were anything but calm.
He hesitated, before walking closer.
“Have you… heard the news?” he asked.
“That Adrien and Camila disappeared,” she said monotonously, then nodded slowly.
Samuel hesitated some more, because he didn’t know how to console her. The woman in front of him was another reason for him to feel guilty, since he’d brought her and Camila here, thinking it would be the safest place for them to be while his brother was out of jail, so he could keep an eye on them. In the end, not only did his sister get injured and traumatized again, Camila was now gone.
“Dammit!” Morganna cursed suddenly. “I had him… he was right fucking there. I pointed my gun and took the shot, I know I hit him, but he still jumped out of the window with her.”
“You shot him?” Samuel said in surprise, looking around the room to see who might be around, but didn’t see any of the officers in the vicinity. He frowned. No one had mentioned this to him. “Do the police know?”
Morganna shook her head. “No. I’m not supposed to have a gun. Convicted murderess, remember?” She gave him a worried look, and kept her voice low so they wouldn’t be overheard. “I hurried over to the window and saw him dragging her away. I wanted to go after him, but I couldn’t follow them out the window.” She looked over at him and frowned. “I’m afraid of heights, so… Anyway, he was quick, too. Disappeared into the trees with her. The police did arrive quickly, but it was too late. He was already out of my sight before they even showed up…”
I should have called for them the moment I caught Brianna and made sure she still had a pulse,he thought to himself with regret. He’d wasted a few moments, and it had cost them. It was too late to do anything about it now, though.
Facing Morganna once more, he tightened his jaw. He noticed a tremble going through her body, probably slipping past her control.
“I swear,” he said to the grieving, enraged woman sitting in front of him. “I swear that I will find and save Camila from my brother, no matter what it takes.”
Even if Adrien has to die.Even if Samuel had to make the kill shot himself, he was going to get Camila back from Adrien.