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Gaige looked around the room and lowered his voice. “To say we’ve turned a blind eye is an understatement. Within the last year, we’ve specifically been told to. We could have easily nailed his ass any time we wanted. We don’t, nor will we ever. He’s protected and I have no idea by who, and seriously, I don’t care. This man used to be a detective. Now, he’s one of us. He saves the missing, but his methods aren’t for the faint of heart. Not if you’re looking to get your sister out in a clean sweep. Blake Morgan will not leave with Lily until everyone associated with her disappearance is dead. That could be a scary thing. A lot of bad shit can go wrong while he’s doing that.”
“My sister is trained. If she had to, she could take care of herself. I’m guessing the only reason she didn’t before was because she got caught off guard. You haven’t seen her, she can…fight. As for Blake Morgan, why do I know that name?”
“Probably because he’s been all over the news. He’s the one that found, and then married, that supermodel, Kaitlyn Summers.”
My lips parted and all I could do was nod. I’d seen their story. It caught my attention because of the woman. She’d been trafficked and it reminded me a little too much of Lily. The story had stayed with me for a while.
“I want him. Price doesn’t matter. How fast can I get him here?”
Gaige pulled out his phone and scribbled a number down on a piece of paper from his notepad. “You’ll have to figure that out yourself. I have to get going. If I’m ever asked whether I gave you the contact information or not, I’ll deny it, Mr. Roberts. This never happened. It’s just the way it has to be. Blake Morgan is a loose cannon. He’s a killer, through and through, and I will not be liable for anything wrong that might go down. Now, working with both of you, I can do. But, being the one to actually bring him in?” He shook his head.
My hands lifted, as if in surrender. “Your name will never be mentioned. I promise you that.”
The cautiousness behind his stare faded and his hand came out, displaying the number. “Program this into your phone.”
He waited while I saved it to my contacts and then stuffed the paper in his pocket. “If he decides to help you, give me a call. We’ll go from there.”
“Thank you, I will.”
Fuck. Could this guy, Blake, really find my sister before it was too late and we lost her for good? Was she already hurt? Dead? My whole body shook as I watched Gaige leave my office. I waited for the door to shut before I hit the button to call. It was answered after the first ring.
“Blake Morgan.”
Something about the deep voice put me at ease. It was cold. Detached. Yet, I couldn’t help but feel it was determined. Lily needed someone like him looking for her. We all did. “Mr. Morgan. My name is Slade Roberts. I need your help.”
Chapter 13
Zain
Beeping had my eyes fluttering open, only to close again. Something wasn’t right. I could feel it, but I couldn’t put my finger on what it might be. I was too tired. Hurting too bad to roll over to see what time it was. No. I had to get up. I had to see what Lily was doing. Had she left for work yet? Did I sleep through her morning routines?
Like a cannon blast, the memories exploded into my brain. My hand flew to my chest at the memory of the gunshot wound and my eyes jerked open. I’d been awake before. A couple of times already, but every time I went to sleep, it was as though my mind shut down and refused to remember that Lily had been taken. It was too heartbreaking. Too much of a reminder on how I failed her.
“Good morning, Mr. Cook.”
An unknown voice had my head turning to the far side of the room. Three men, and they were all staring at me as if I were the enemy. They were all tall and wide. The hatred behind their stares was all I needed to know that these men were not my friends.
My attention went to Slade. “Where’s Lily?” My throat was scratchy. Raw and burning from whatever the nurses and doctors had done while I was dying.
“Maybe you can tell us,” said the man in the middle. “If you don’t mind, I have a few questions for you. I’m Special Agent Gaige Sullivan. This is Blake Morgan, and you know Mr. Roberts.”
“Questions?” I went to move my arm and winced at the pain. Lily…she’d gotten me good.
Gaige walked forward while Blake and Slade followed closely behind. “Let’s start off with the obvious. How do you know Ms. Roberts? What was the relationship between the two of you?”
Realizing they hadn’t found her yet, my heart ached even more. I looked between the three men, unsure as to what I should say. Lily needed my help. My family could possibly have her. But did I risk exposing our past to these men? What would happen if I confessed? Would the police cart me off to jail for who I was?
No. They had no evidence that I’d done anything wrong.
Cook. Fuck, they know who I am. I pushed the button to make the bed rise a good few inches. There seemed no way around what I knew I had to do.
“I met Lily three years ago. She’s my…girlfriend.”
“As in, she’s your girlfriend now?”
Slade’s eyes were narrowed as he stared. I’d worry about him later. I needed to work with this agent. Maybe he could tell me what they knew so far.
“I was trying to get her to be. She was worried about her brother not approving.”
