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“Slate went to Deep Meadow to question John Davey Sunday morning, the same day you and I met at Applebee’s. He got back before I left to meet Darcy. I heard him telling Taz all about it,” I lied. I shook my head in disgust.
“So, I’m waiting,” Kyzer snapped.
“John Davey told Slate that there was an ingredient left off of the formula and it was in his head and that was where it was staying.”
“I don’t believe that.”
“I don’t care whether you believe it or not, Kyzer. That’s what he told Taz. He claimed he had come to mistrust both my father and Susanne, imagine that, and until he saw the cash he was promised, he was not parting with that critical piece of information.”
The lie was plausible. I prayed to God he accepted it as the truth. He had no reason for torture me further if he believed it was the truth.
“Why didn’t you tell me this before?”
“When have I had the opportunity? You pretty much tortured me and then left me to bleed out here.”
Kyzer got up and left the room, returning with a glass of water. I struggled to lift my head from the pillow to sip it. My head was throbbing. I drank it all, relaxing back down. My body felt hot and clammy.
Kyzer looked at me with no emotion, whatsoever.
“You’re burning up,” he commented.
“Kyzer, please. Let me go. I won’t tell anyone.”
“You must think I’m fucking stupid,” he said. “How long do you think it will take for your step-father and boyfriend to figure out who you are with? I’m sure they are chasing their tails in Miami right now. That’s where I told my roommates I was going to be.”
“What do you plan on doing with me?”
“I haven’t decided; I need to talk to Suzy.”
“So, in the meantime, you’re just leaving me here alone to starve?”
He tossed a blanket over on top of me.
“I’ll have to check with Suzy to see if she wants you to have food. I wouldn’t be making any long-term plans though, Lindsey. It’s almost noon. I need to get back to the condo. I need to fill Suzy in on what you overheard regarding the chemist.”
“Kyzer,” I called out as he started toward the door, feeling as if were the last time I would see him, or anyone else for that matter. “What day is this?”
“It’s only Monday, love. You’ve not even been here for twenty-four hours yet. Don’t tell me that you are homesick?”
The sick bastard persona had returned. How had he kept it hidden from me all those times before?
He put his hand on the door knob and then turned around to look at me. His expression was almost nostalgic.
“What a shame,” he said, “this room you’re in is over the factory where Suzy and I were going to make our dreams come true. There are acres and acres of soil out back that were going to host our lovely Khat plants. The factory floor below was going to robotically process the plants into potent amphetamines that would have netted millions if not billions. Such a shame.”
He left the room, locking the door behind him as if I even had the strength to walk if I hadn’t been tied up and still feeling blood trickle from me in various places.
I felt myself cry, but no tears came out. I was still dehydrated. I couldn’t even produce a single tear.
CHAPTER 44
(Taz)
A few minutes after 10:00 a.m. the team of FBI Swat agents and the half-dozen GBI agents from Atlanta were assembled at the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office for de-briefing.
Kim had kicked ass downloading the addresses along with photos of the properties covered in the search, photos of Kyzer, Lindsey, Jack and Susanne.
Slate had arrived just minutes before having driven from D.C. I wasn’t sure how much trouble I was in with the bureau, but I was sure he would deal with that later. I waited for him to take the lead and divvy up the resources.
