Maybe it was the look Ethan gave them.
Either way, they were backing out.
“Stay in here,” Gryphen stated. “If anyone plays fuck around, my boot is going to make them find out. I’m not playing a game of hide-and-seek with you. I’d like to get to my goddamn wedding and not be a victim to this guy!” he stated.
Since seeing Caspian lose it on Elizabeth, and her giving them the ultimatum, no one wanted to push her. Since she wasn’t here, it had to be about her.
“We won’t,” Callen offered. “Promise.”
That worked.
They went out, and when the door was locked again, Ethan was curious.
“What?” he asked. “What is going on?”
Chris picked up the male skull and held it with reverence as Tony was already packing up the remains, with Chrissy helping him. He, too, was beingINCREDIBLYgentle as he had tears in his eyes.
This was hard on him, too. Charlie had been his dad when he didn’t have one.
“He dug up her parents. This is Charlie’s skull.”
That hung there.
“Oh, fuckity,” Gene said. “That’s fucking low and disgusting,” he admitted. “What kind of sick piece of shit…?”
Ethan stopped him.
Why? Chris had told him Elizabeth had done the same thing to Devon, and she had been unsuspecting.
“Are you sure?” he asked.
Chris nodded.
“Yes, we just got ID on Charlie, but the injuries on the female match Catherine.”
Tony had tears in his eyes.
“He dug up our dad and her mom. My dad’s grave has been defiled,” he said, sick to his stomach.
Oh, boy.
They had ninety-nine problems, and Devon Slater was all of them. This might just be what ended her career.
This.
Right.
Here.
Well, holy fuck.
Now, he had a headache. Because of it, Ethan rubbed his temples. This was unraveling, and he knew it. From this, to what she’d said…she was a woman on the edge. In all of his marriage, his wife hadNEVERthreatened a divorce.
Not once.
That told them she was about to the end of her rope. This would absolutely take her over, just like it was going to take this asshole over when she told Devon she had his parents.
“Holy fuck, he’s sick,” Callen said. “He did this to damage her even more.”
