Page 94 of The Marine

“Then the last charge for rape and murder. He got out on bail—how I don’t know—and then disappeared.”

“Jesus.”

My heart is pounding like a rock-and-roll drum inside my chest.

Where is Briar?

“Got a new identity and has been living in LA for the past ten years.”

Yeah. He has. And he married the woman I love and has been raping and abusing her.

I should never have fucking walked away from the park that day.

God fucking damn it.

“What’s going on?” Josh asks, walking up behind us.

I’m not surprised.

The man has the instincts of a lion. He’d have seen the look on our faces as we left the room, and because he knows what Thomas has been looking into for me, there’s no way he’s going to let me deal with this on my own. It's not what SEALs and Marines do. And best friends.

We are a team.

“Send me the file,” I say to Thomas. “Send it to both of us.”

“Got it,” he says and disappears down the hall to his office.

“Kael is an escaped criminal.”

“Of course he fucking is.” Josh throws his head back, then rubs his forehead. “And he’s coming to Savannah and Ryder’s wedding. Excellent.”

I place my hand on his shoulder, feeling inappropriately happy about this news. Kael is not Briar’s husband.

Not really.

Marrying someone under a false name nullifies the marriage.

Today is a good fucking day.

“No, he’s not. We’re sending the cops to pick him up.”

Josh nods and then reaches out a hand to stop me.

“I know you want the husband out of the way, but let’s talk this through first.”

He’s right.

I don’t know where Briar is. She might be with him for all I know. I need to check in with both security guys who I have tailing them.

Kael, now known as Johnny Trevis, could run if he gets even a hint that we are onto him. The guy has been on the run for over ten years. He’s smart.

“Tell me everything.” Josh slaps me on the shoulder. “In fact, we need the team on this. So let’s go brief them.”

“I’m going to need a Red Bull.”

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“PIVOT TIME.” JOSH saysas we walk back into the boardroom. “We have a situation.”

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