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“Didn’t even fucking know therewasa Falklands War,” Declan groused under his breath.
Conor snickered. “If it isn’t art history, you’re not interested.”
Eoghan ignored Kid. “Because he was one of the best goddamn sharpshooters in the British Army. They say that he lost his edge when the British arrested him. But I don’t know if that’s fact or rumor.”
“Why?” I asked.
“Ever heard of the Five Techniques?” Eoghan’s tone was grim.
I winced. “Torture methods, aren’t they?”
“They are. Illegal torture methods that were supposed to be decommissioned a long time ago. Long before Keegan was ever captured.” His mouth firmed. “They said he got some kind of brain damage after soldiers banged his head against a wall during interrogation.
“That little stay with the Brits is why the ECD went from being pains in the asses to terrorists.”
“You know a lot about this shit,” Brennan rumbled.
“I know a lot of shit about a lot of shit,” Eoghan rasped. “And let’s bring it down to the bare bones. Aoife is both the daughter of the man who leads the free world and the niece of the man who’s terrorized the free world for over twenty years. Am I getting that right?”
Finn’s jaw clenched as he nodded, but it was Kid who said, “Funny how she’s the gentlest of all the women, ain’t it?”
Funny?
More like fucking hilarious.
“I don’t get it,” Brennan groused. “If the ECD are led by Eamonn Keegan, then why the fuck would Michael be working to kill Eamonn’s sister?”
“Michael wanted leverage over Da,” Conor inserted. “Michelle’s death triggered a power struggle in the ECD. I’m guessing from what Da said in there that he helped make that happen.”
“Eamonn’s out of jail now,” Brennan said. “Right, Kid?”
“He is.”
“Then why’s Michael still alive?”
I nodded. “That’s a good fucking point, Brennan.”
“Well, he’s dead now,” Conor mumbled.
“Not by Eamonn’s hand.” Brennan frowned. “Aoife really does need extra guards, Finn. Who the hell knows what a whacked up motherfucker like that’s got planned now that he’s out.”
“Why would he want to hurt Aoife? She hasn’t done anything,” Conor argued.
“He might want to take her from Finn,” Brennan reasoned. “We need to make sure that doesn’t happen.”
“Does Ma need extra guards?”
“No one outside of this house knows what Lena did,” Finn told Declan.
“You don’t know if that’s true,” Brennan denied. “Michael could have told anyone.”
“Or no one,” I said softly, mind whirring as I processed all this information.
“Michael said he involved Ma in this because he wanted something over Da,” Conor murmured. “Probably wanted his support when he pulled that coup. There’s a reason he’s still alive, so I have to figure that reason is Da.”
“Maybe he’s the one who needs the extra guards, then.” Brennan grimaced.
“If he’s the reason the power struggle happened, then he sure as fuck does.” Finn ran a hand through his hair.
“So, let me get this straight,” I stated. “We have a president with a love child who happens to be our sister-in-law.
“His First Lady is in bed with a bunch of terrorists. Orwasat some point. And seeing as Davidson’s backing a unified Ireland, I think she’s the one who encouragedthat.
“Finally, we have a newly released ex-con who may or may not be looking to get his revenge after what happened to his sister… am I missing anything?”
