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He runs his finger over it and the hint of a smile plays on his lips. “Not exactly,” he murmurs.
My fists clench at my sides as my heart races in my chest. My cell phone vibrating in my pocket is a welcome interruption. Glancing at the screen, I see it’s Conor calling.
“I have to take this,” I say to Paul as I step away from the car and speak to my brother.
Chapter 23
Conor
By the time we land at Belfast airport almost eleven hours later it’s the early hours of the morning, local time. I turn on my cell as soon as we land and call Shane who takes longer than expected to answer.
“Hey,” he breathes.
“You found her yet?”
“No,” he says and my heart sinks in my chest. I shake my head at Liam and Mikey who sit watching my face for clues. “It’s a shame Liam couldn’t make it, but he needs his rest, and I suppose someone needs to look after things back home.”
I frown as I turn to Liam sitting beside me. He’s right here and Shane knows that he boarded this plane with me. What the fuck is going on?
I press a finger to my lips indicating he should stay quiet before I answer. “Yeah, a damn shame.”
“I’m heading back to the hotel with Paul. Can you and Mikey come straight there and we can plan our next move?”
“Of course we will. See you in an hour, bro.”
I end the call and put my cell back into my pocket.
“What was that about?” Liam asks.
“For some reason, Shane wanted whoever he was with to think that you stayed back home,” I say to Liam.
“Why?” he frowns at me.
“Because then you’re our secret weapon,” Mikey suggests. “If nobody knows you’re here then…” he shrugs. He doesn’t need to finish the sentence for us to know what he means. An invisible man is an asset.
“You know who he was with?” Liam asks.
“No. Except for Paul, I think.”
“Uncle Paul?” Mikey asks.
“Yeah. Shane said he was going to ask him to help. But I wonder who else was with them?”
“I’m sure we’ll find out soon,” Liam says. “So, what I shall I do? Stay in the car?”
I nod. “In the car and out of sight. I’ll fill you in on the plan as soon as I know what it is.”
“Maybe he knows something that he couldn’t say?” Liam offers, his face full of hope and I feel a flicker of it too.
“I certainly fucking hope so.”
Chapter 24
Shane
Islip my cell into my pocket and turn back to Paul who is hovering close by. I wonder how much of my conversation with Conor he just heard. It’s taking every ounce of willpower I have not to tie that fucker up right now and torture the truth from him. But he never caved under torture when he was in the army or after he left, and I can’t risk him dying before I find out the truth. Besides, I have a plan now, and thankfully Conor knows me so well he responded exactly how I’d hoped he would.
“Now that your brothers are here, I’m going to head back to my hotel and get some sleep,” Paul says with a fake yawn.
