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Shane’s frown deepens. “What the fuck?”
“Come on, now. You know it’s true. Do your brothers know too?”
“You’re lying!” Shane snaps.
“But we both know you’re the liar in here, Shane. Do your brothers know about the other little secret you’ve been keeping from them?” he cackles.
Conor, Liam and Mikey look to Shane now and suddenly I see the way out. I have no idea what Paul is rambling about, but he is a deluded maniac, and I can work with that.
“I will put a bullet in your head if you speak another word,” Shane hisses.
“Try it. And at least two of your brothers will die along with her if you do. Because I can push this button quicker than you can fire off a single round.”
“What secret?” Liam asks and I see the color drain from Shane’s face. Damn! He really does have a secret.
“He’s lying,” Shane repeats.
“You know that I’m not,” Paul glares at him. “Tell them, Shane. Tell them what you’ve been hiding from them all these years. Or shall I tell them the real reason their daddy hated their guts?”
“Fuck you!” Shane spits but his brothers look between him and Paul.
I look between them too, wondering what the hell is going on here.
“Why did he hate us, Shane?” Mikey asks.
“It’s not the time!”
“It fucking is,” Liam barks and Shane shakes his head in annoyance.
“Go on, tell them who their real daddy is, Shane!” Paul chuckles.
“What?” Conor blinks in confusion. “What the fuck is he talking about, Shane?”
They are not going to let this go and I watch the perverse satisfaction on Paul’s face as he watches the unbreakable bond of the Ryan brothers fracturing before his eyes.
“He’s talking about the twins.” Shane’s Adam’s apple bobs as he swallows hard. “Patrick wasn’t their real father.”
“So who is?” Mikey asks.
“He is,” Shane looks up at Paul who is grinning maniacally at them.
“Surprise, boys!” he shouts. “Daddy’s home!”
“Fuck, no!” Mikey shouts as Liam puts his head in his hands. “Why the fuck… Shane…?” He keeps asking half questions as the revelation ripples through them like a current of electricity that is threatening to spark and cause a fire.
“Why the fuck didn’t you tell us?” Liam snarls at him.
I look back at Paul and the smile on his face makes my heart twist in agony. I turn my body slightly and point my gun at Shane. “What else have you lied about, Shane?”
He blinks at me in shock as he stares down the barrel of the gun. “Nothing, Jessie.”
“Why the hell would I believe you now?”
“Jessie!” he frowns.
“You knew who the Wolf was all along! You’ve been planning to hand me over to him all this time.”
“No,” he shakes his head as Conor, Liam and Mikey look at him with suspicion now. The seed has been planted and it is growing at a dangerous speed.
