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“That doesn’t automatically make them KSG,” he told Diggs, irritation leaking into his expression.
“She’s seen them before,” Diggs said gently as his large hand splayed protectively against my back. “She’s from Richmond. They murdered her boyfriend and almost got her a year ago.”
Dare placed a hand on Einstein’s shoulder to stop her when she began responding and demanded, “Find Borellos who joined them.” Once her head was hidden behind the screens in front of her again, he looked at us and said, “All right. KSG don’t go after people who slip away from them, so they’re here for us.”
“Willow was the next victim,” Diggs said tightly, “I’m sure of it. Someone was in her apartment today. And if they aren’t going after Willow for getting away, then they’re following us and have followed me there.”
“Or they recognized her,” Kieran added. “They might not go after people, but if she fell into their laps...”
“Regardless, we know who we’re looking for now,” Dare said dismissively. “And now we know how they’re getting away if they aren’t staying in town after they’re done.”
“Which means they’re about to hit again if at least one of them was in town this morning,” Maverick said solemnly.
An eerie silence fell over the room, filled with worry and a bitter rage I was sure I could taste.
“One...maybe two left, and then they’re coming for you,” Kieran finally muttered.
“I’m aware,” Dare said on a sigh, then looked at Einstein. “Anything yet?”
“On which side of things?”
“All.”
“No one’s missing, and I’m not seeing any—shit.” Horror and a deep-rooted pain filled her eyes as she backed away from the table, looking first at Maverick and then at Dare.
Neither asked, they both just leaned in to see what she had.
Dare was the first to react. A disbelieving curse leaving him and filling the room with its pain.
Maverick just looked at Einstein again, watching her. Taking in her reactions as she stared wide-eyed at the screen.
Diggs had half-stood, keeping his hand on me as he waited to find out what was happening.
“Dare,” Kieran finally murmured, a question and a demand.
When Dare twisted to look at him, there was a soul-deep grief and anger burning in his eyes as he raked his hands through his hair and explained, “Johnny...it’s Johnny’s dad and uncle.”
Kieran’s expression shifted into an emotionless mask.
Diggs practically fell when he went to sit on the table again.
I met Jessica’s worried stare, then looked at Diggs. “What’s happening?” I asked under my breath as I stood, placing myself between his legs. “What does that mean?”
He searched my face for a long while, his head bobbing as hopelessness entered his gray eyes. “Means we’re fucked.”
DIGGS
We’d stayed in the conference room for another few hours, going over possibilities and suspicions and worries now that we knew who was behind everything.
Now that we knew why this was happening...
Johnny Guerra had been Dare’s best friend and right-hand man from the time they could walk. He’d also been an unhinged maniac who had somehow stolen Einstein’s heart until his monstrous side started winning out before Maverick and I entered the picture. He’d also been old school—wanting Dare to keep the Borellos deep in gunrunning and extortion when Dare had been determined to get us out.
The entire Guerra family had been of the same, corrupt mindset.
Then Dare had killed Johnny to save Lily—the Holloway princess—and the rest of the Guerras had eagerly run, looking for a new family when Dare had disbanded ours.
Now that we had all the pieces of this massacre, it was laughable that we hadn’t put them together before. But as I’d told Tree, we were truly fucked. In the Guerras’ eyes, Dare had betrayed them in so many ways. And I got it...from their rage-filled perspective, I did.
