Page 37 of A Monster's Obsession
“Thanks, Jack. Go take care of your wife. I’ll be fine here.” I smiled, and I walked him downstairs. I could tell the man was shaken up. He was a protector, and I know first-hand how men like him get if they aren’t there if something happens to their loved ones.
I headed to the bathroom while I was downstairs, and when I came out, I noticed there were more exterminators than I expected. It must’ve been more rats than I thought. I shook my head because it didn’t matter how much it was going to cost; I didn’t need any rats in my building.
As I walked upstairs, dread began to fill the pit of my stomach. Something was amiss, and I have no idea what. As I opened my office door, I instantly knew I was in trouble.
I began to back up, but before I could step out of the office, I felt a gun in my back.
“Aht, aht. Why don’t you come on in and have a seat? My men are surrounding the property, so there’s no need for you to scream or run.” Patrick Abbott says from in front of me. He purses his thin lips at me in annoyance.
I slowly walk further into the office. When I turn to see who has the gun in my back, I’m surprised.
“Brennan? What are you doing?” I whisper the words in shock.
“Shut up and sit the fuck down before I shoot you.” His tone is dark and menacing, and I instantly do what I’m told. After hearing his voice, I’m mad that he’s never spoken to me before. Maybe if he had, I could’ve seen that he was a traitor.
Brennan pushes me hard, and I stumble forward before I catch myself. I sit down on the couch in my office, and I stare up at the two men who have me held hostage. What the hell is going on?
“Brennan, why are you doing this?” I questioned, confused. He is one of Sawyer’s most trusted guys. Darby trained him for a year before he was trusted enough to be by Sawyer’s side.
It didn’t make sense that Brennan would go through so much to become one of Sawyer’s men to turn on him.
“Don’t ask me shit! Just sit there and shut the fuck up!” Brennan growled in a thick accent, and the hatred that is reflected in his tone has me clamping my mouth shut. Now I wish he would’ve stayed not talking to me.
“Boss. The basement is clear.” A man dressed in an exterminator’s uniform comes into the office.Well, that explains how they got in here undetected. We fucking let them in.
“Good. Load up the gear and get started.” Patrick demands, and the man nods and leaves without another word.
“What do you want from me?” I ask Patrick. Obviously, Brennan wasn’t the man who was going to answer my questions, and Patrick seemed to be running this little operation, so maybe he would have some answers for me.
“We wanted your business. That’s all, but you made this shit so difficult that I’ll be happy when I can kill your ass.” His cruel words flow out so dispassionately that it’s a smack in the face.
This man knows nothing about me, but ending my life is just another thing to mark off on his list. Sawyer said this guy was grimy, but he’s less than that. He’s scum—a piece of shit who doesn’t deserve to take his next breath.
“You will never get away with this! Sawyer will stop you!” I argue passionately through clenched teeth.
“Nash won’t do shit. Just like the last time. We’ve always planned to take out the Nash family. This time we will get the right person. You’re just dumb enough to be the second wife he’ll lose.” Patrick shakes his head with dark laughter filling the room. But he’s so busy laughing that he doesn’t notice Brennan’s demeanor completely changing.
The man always seemed angry, but now his anger is directed toward Patrick and not me. Brennan’s eyes darken even more, and he begins moving in Patrick’s direction. However, before Brennan could do anything, another man entered the office.
“Callahan is on the premises.” My worry for Flynn instantly shoots through the roof.
“Why are you telling me, fucking bring him in!” Patrick shouts.
“We can’t, sir. He killed two men and disappeared.” The man looks around with a grimace, and I have to keep myself from celebrating. If Flynn already killed two men, then Sawyer and Darby would definitely be on the way.
“We need to get out of here. Bring the girl!” Patrick moves toward the door, but Brennan stops.
“No! I’m sick of waiting to kill. Let’s do this right here and now.” Brennan raises his gun, and I close my eyes.
I’m sorry, Sawyer. I love you!
Chapter 20
SAWYER
We’ve been looking for fucking Brennan since Markos told me he was the fucker that betrayed me. I thought I could trust him. After all, I had trusted his brother with my wife. My first wife, that is. Doyle was Brennan’s older brother. He worked for the Callahan family and came on as Cara’s bodyguard after moving to the states.
I knew Brennan was Doyle’s brother, and I thought he was loyal and wanted to follow in his brother’s footsteps by working for the Nash family. Brennan worked so hard with training with Darby that I never questioned that he wanted to be a part of the organization. But I wasn’t asking the right questions.