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“That doesn’t change the fact that you’re not making it out of here alive.”
“Fuck you,” he seethes.
“I suppose I could take it easier on you if you give Finn what he wants, though. The location of the new headquarters?”
He’s silent.
“The name of one of your superiors?”
Nothing.
“How about your last assignment?”
He rolls his eyes.
“Fine.” I pick up the bat again. “Have it your way.”
I do as Finn requested and keep Austin conscious. After a while, I move from blows to one of the knives Finn has laid out on the nearby table. Of course, I have to be careful he doesn’t bleed out, but I know where I can and can’t cut.
The whole time, Wren stays silent behind me. Every couple minutes or so, I glance toward her to make sure she’s not frozen in fear. She’s not moving much, but she doesn’t look scared.
“He’s killed people,” Austin throws out at some point. “Good people. Innocents.”
It takes me a second to realize he’s talking about Finn. “And?”
“He did it with little to no remorse. You really want to be friends with a person like that? Him and I are a lot alike, you know.” He nods to Wren. “You told her I deserve this. If that’s true, then so does Finn. We worked the same assignments. We killed the same types of people and ruined the lives of others who hadn’t done anything wrong.”
I laugh. If this guy thinks he can put even a crack in the foundation of loyalty I have to Finn, he’s delusional.
When Austin realizes his manipulation tactic didn’t work, the light in his eyes vanishes. Maybe I’d take pity on him if he was actually like Finn, but I know he’s not.
Placing the tip of my knife under Austin’s chin, I force his head up so he’s looking at me. More blood runs onto the blade from where I broke skin. “You have no idea who Finn’s become. He doesn’t answer to them anymore, and he hasn’t for years. You want to prove you’re like him? Then give it up. Tell us something—anything.”
“It doesn’t change what he’s done.”
“Give it up, Austin,” Finn says from the top of the stairs. The door shuts, and his footsteps sound heavily as he makes his way down. “You’re not going to win him over.”
“You should be ashamed of yourself,” Austin bites out when Finn comes into view. His eyes flash as he adds, “All three of you.”
In the corner of my eye, Wren winces.
That’s it.
One second, the knife is in my hand. The next, the blade is fully embedded in his thigh. Austin screams in agony.
Leaving the knife in, I lean forward until my face is only an inch away from his. “Say whatever you want to me and Finn. But no one talks to her that way.No one.”
Tears are streaming down Austin’s face as he gasps for air. Slowly, I twist the knife. His face contorts as he cries out.
“Did you get anything?” Finn asks as he moves closer, his tone almost apathetic.
“Nothing.”
Finn sighs. “I had high hopes for you, Austin. I really thought you’d be one of the first to leave after I did.”
“Looks like you’re wrong on multiple fronts, then.”
With a disappointed grimace, Finn turns to me. “He’s not gonna talk. Do whatever you want to him.”
