Page 41 of GAF Factor

Hunter snorted. “Way to welcome your sister-in-law.”

It was strange to hear that in reference to Knight, but it was true, which was precisely why I was here. “I came here because what I need to ask you couldn’t be done over the phone.”

“Why do I not like the sound of this?” Sebastian muttered, taking his own seat.

I licked my lips, trying to figure out where to even start. “Cash has not been taking Rafe’s death very well.”

“I would imagine not,” Knight retorted.

“And…he didn’t tell me that he…” I looked at the table, ashamed that Cash hadn’t trusted me enough to tell me what happened. “—that he was the one who pulled the trigger. I only found out recently.”

My eyes flicked up to meet Knight’s gaze, but I saw no judgment there.

“He’s doing things he wouldn’t normally do. He put one of his men in danger, asking him to do something that could get everyone killed—Basically, he’s acting like Rafe.”

“How did you expect him to act?” Knight asked.

“I don’t know. But he’s not the man I married.”

“You have to give him time.”

I pressed my lips together, shaking my head. “I can’t. He’s gone.”

Knight’s eyes narrowed. “What do you mean?”

“I mean that Fox tried to get him to come around. And instead of it working, Cash walked away. He left us. He put Fox in the hospital, and he’s lucky he’s still alive.”

Knight shoved to his feet, rubbing his hand over his jaw. “When was this?”

“A few days ago. Knight, he’s not coming back. He as good as told me he was leaving.”

He shook his head. “He wouldn’t do that. Not to you and the kids.”

Hunter cleared his throat and Knight whipped around to face him. “Like you?”

“That was different.”

“Not really.”

I didn’t know the specifics, but Knight had left also, not too long before we found out he was Cash’s brother. But he was back now, so what made him return?

“I need you to get him and bring him back.”

“He won’t do it,” Knight snapped. “Not until it’s done.”

“Until what’s done?” I argued. “Until he gets himself killed? Until your father finds redemption of some kind? Whatever’s going on, it’s bigger than he thought.”

“Then tell me what’s going on,” he spat out.

“I don’t really know,” I sighed. “Kavanaugh’s father is a senator. You know that. He made a deal with his father to work on the campaign trail in exchange for the names of the men who were supporting The Syndicate. Only, when the senator gave Kavanaugh the name, the guy gave him nothing. The senator said someone bigger was behind it. He said we wouldn’t be able to take them down, but if we still wanted the name, he requiredKavanaugh to work with him until he won the presidency. Kavanaugh turned him down. He wasn’t willing to risk the heat it would bring down on everyone at the company for the information. And then Cash fired him for it.”

“Seriously?” Sebastian asked. “That doesn’t seem like Cash at all.”

“That’s what I’m telling you. It’s like he’s turned into Rafe. He’s so focused on revenge that nothing else exists. And now he’s gone. I don’t know if I’ll ever see him again.”

Knight’s dark eyes slowly rose to meet mine. “What exactly are you asking me to do?”

I looked at Sebastian and then to Hunter. I knew it was asking a lot, but there was no one else to turn to. His father was just as hell-bent on getting revenge, and Rafe was dead. There was no one else who had a stake in this. And Fox had already done everything he could.

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