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Bree shakes her head, her frown deepening as she responds to Jake. “Unfortunately, we don’t have an exact location, but we have a lot more information than we did before. Kellan is searching, and he thinks he’s close.”
Once he hears his name mentioned, Kellan glances up from his screen. He looks absolutely exhausted, with dark circles around his eyes, like he’s not slept in days. “I’m getting closer. I think he’s gone to ground, but I have a rough location. I’m sure after this interrogation we’ll have him.”
“You look like shit,” I tell him, the words rushing out before I can stop them.
Kellan glares at me, but Bree chuckles. “He’s refusing to sleep for any longer than a couple of hours. When he gets really into a project, he won’t stop until he’s completed it.”
“That and LJ is fucking teething,” he groans. “Every time he cries, Hallie screams, just in case we didn’t hear her brother. Iswear, my eardrums are permanently damaged from the demon child’s high-pitched screams.”
“Hey,” Liam snaps, scowling at his brother. “My Hallie Bear is not a demon child.”
“You have her in your room for a few days and see if you think the same, then,” Kellan retorts.
Bree rolls her eyes at their bickering. “We both know she’d be a little angel for Liam. It’s everyone else she’s not keen on,” she adds with a chuckle.
“She likes everyone,” Liam grumbles. “She’s just discovering her personality.”
“Yes, she’s going to be an evil dictator. I’m sure of it,” Kellan says with a sigh.
“She’d be just as fierce a ruler as her Auntie Bree,” Bree adds with a laugh, and Liam quickly agrees with her.
“I’d prefer if she didn’t grow up to be a homicidal maniac with a love of knives,” Kellan groans.
“Are you calling my wife a homicidal maniac?” Liam glares at his brother, but Kellan isn’t remotely intimidated.
“If the knife fits,” he replies sarcastically.
Sensing this could go on for a while, I decide to cut in and try to get things back on track. “Do we have a plan for the interrogation?” I ask, grabbing everyone’s attention.
All eyes turn to me, and it takes all of my effort not to shrink back under the weight of their stares. Bree is the first to push their family bickering to the side and respond.
“We have some questions that we want to get answers to, and once we’re through, we’re happy for you three to do whatever you’d like.”
“Including killing him?” Jake asks.
Liam and Bree exchange a silent glance, and it looks like this is a subject they’ve discussed on more than one occasion.
“If we’re sure we have all the information, then we’re happy for you to kill him. But we may have to verify the info first,” Liam says hesitantly, looking unsure of how we’ll react to this, but it’s what we expected.
“Don’t worry, we plan to make this last. He doesn’t deserve a quick death, so I’m more than sure you’ll have time to verify your information before we’re ready to kill him,” I tell them, and Bree’s smile grows.
“I can’t wait to see what you come up with, but I have to ask, does Indie not want to be here? By our rules, this is her kill,” Bree says.
I give her a smile, letting her know how much I appreciate her looking out for our girl. “We discussed it with her. She knows the kill is hers, and what that entails. She doesn’t want to be a part of it, but she made her wishes regarding his death clear.
“The biggest being the legacy he leaves behind. She doesn’t want him to die a hero police officer who becomes a martyr. She wants him to be exposed for the crimes he’s committed, so everyone knows the type of man he was behind the mask.”
Bree’s smile turns almost evil as she nods slowly. “Now that we can do.”
“Shall we?” Kian asks from beside the door separating the two rooms, gesturing towards it.
Bree walks over to Kian, before turning to face us. “I’ll go in first and start the interrogation. Once I’m done, he’s all yours. Okay?”
We all nod in agreement, watching as Kian opens the door for Bree to walk in. I’m very surprised when he closes it behind her, leaving her alone in the room with Gregg. Kian and Liam both join us by the window.
Jacob must have been thinking the same thing as me, as he’s quick to blurt out, “You aren’t going in there with her?”
Both Kian and Liam chuckle. “She doesn’t need us. Besides, it’s much more fun to watch her,” Liam explains.