Total pages in book: 72
Estimated words: 70417 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 352(@200wpm)___ 282(@250wpm)___ 235(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 70417 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 352(@200wpm)___ 282(@250wpm)___ 235(@300wpm)
Sitting down, I dragged a hand through my hair, meeting his gaze. “That man is barely human,” I started.
He nodded in agreement. “We knew that going in.”
“I walked over a dead body—two of them—while I was there. One was a runner who was late and displeased Orson. The other was a cook who made something he didn’t like.” I scrubbed my face. “Apparently he had been warned.”
Sean snorted. “Well, in Orson’s eyes, he was lenient.”
I nodded, still thinking of the lifeless eyes staring up at me from the floor.
“They were kids.”
Sean looked grim. “That’s another one of his MO’s. He gets them young, and when they’re no longer useful, he kills them. Very few make it more than a year or two. His only constant is Rex. They’ve been together for years.”
“Scary fucker. His eyes are so dark they’re black pools of nothing. He stares at me all the time, and I have a feeling he’d like to put a bullet in my head.”
“Probably would. You are the only one Orson has ever capitulated to. Gone after. Rex probably feels threatened.”
I took a sip of coffee. “I hope to take him out before this ends as well.”
“I agree.”
“I gave him the ring.”
“It’s not working.”
I frowned. “Dammit.”
“It needs to be rebooted.”
I shook my head. “Getting into that trophy room of his is next to impossible.”
“We knew it was a long shot. But if you can, it would be helpful.”
“I’ll see what I can do.”
“What did he say?”
“He congratulated me on a job ‘well done.’ Informed me how impressed he was with me.”
“And you acted as if you couldn’t care less,” Sean finished with a smirk.
“I did. He hates it. But he knows he can’t push me too far. He wants something more from me. Well, from Tony.”
“We hoped he would tell you today.”
“He got a call and became agitated and distracted. I put on my Tony mask and told him I had places to be and wasn’t used to being ignored. I walked out.”
Sean laughed. “I bet that pissed him off.”
“Royally. I could hear him shouting all the way down the driveway. I ignored him. He’s sent me a few messages since.”
“Which you will return at your own convenience.”
“The longer I make him wait, the more he wants me. His ego—” I shook my head. “It’s his greatest weakness.”
“Good. We can use it. Now, how about some food?”
“Yeah.”
I added a few details as I ate, giving Sean some information he could use. “I saw two computers—one laptop. There are cameras everywhere. Sensors. His office is rigged. The room I want into is wired to blow at any moment. He carries the remote with him. Always.”
Sean nodded. “Nothing about that surprises me. We know he’s paranoid.” He leaned back in his chair. “You’re certain he bought it—all of it?”
I nodded, swallowing a mouthful of pasta. He was a great cook—a perk I thoroughly enjoyed.
“Rex appreciated the show and told it in great detail, I guess. They’re convinced I killed the mole in Orson’s organization.”
“And Skylar?”
I shuddered. “He thinks the reason I look so tired is I was awake all night, enjoying my new ‘plaything,’ as he referred to her.” I shook my head. “He’s such a sick bastard.”
“Why do you look so worried?”
“Something isn’t adding up, Sean. We know who the mole is—it’s me. There’s something we’re missing. I think we have another one. Someone else is working against him.”
He nodded thoughtfully. “He has so few people he trusts now—who could it be?”
“I don’t know. There are only so many to choose from. I don’t care, really. They can kill each other, as far as I’m concerned. All I want is in that room. Once I get what I want, it’s done.”
“Are you really going to turn him over, Cian?”
“I am. A bullet in the head is too good for him. It’s too fast—I want him in prison. I want him to suffer.”
“He won’t last long.”
“Nope. But it’ll be painful and brutal. Exactly what he deserves.”
“We can take him on what we have now. We have enough evidence to bring him up on charges.”
I shook my head. “The second that door bursts open and the law step in, it’s all gone. I’ve seen the way the room is rigged. One click from the remote he carries, and it all goes up in smoke. God knows what other device it’s rigged to. All the evidence that sick, twisted piece of shit has saved is destroyed. I need that evidence. I want him up on so many charges, he’ll never see the light of day.”
Sean studied me. “You want him to know who you are.”
“Yes. I want him to know who took him down.”
“And you’re sure it’s there?”
“I’ve seen it.”
“And Skylar?” he asked again. “How does she fit into all this?”
I exhaled heavily. “I couldn’t risk them going after her. Or leave her to fend for herself, Sean. The look in her eyes when she begged me to just shoot her—it was awful. She’s too young to give up already.”