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But this guy didn’t know anything about him, and Jax wasn’t going to explain. He stayed silent since Samuel had started talking. How long would he go before he stopped? Jax grabbed a chair and sat facing Samuel.
“You can do whatever you want to me,” the guy said. “I’m not telling you anything.”
Jax stretched his arms above his head and leaned back in the chair. “Then I guess there’s nothing to say.”
He wanted to ensure thatDominatushad made a mistake when they chose Amara to lean on. Maybe they simply believed they had more power over her, in order to coerce her into murdering on their behalf. She was a known component to them, where Jax simply had more integrity. That might have been why they didn’t choose him.
But they misunderstood the resolve he had to clean house.
Jax stared at Samuel. “You’re going to tell me everything you know.”
Chapter Fifteen
“Bruce!”
Jax tried not to wince, still sitting in the same chair. This guy was loud, and he’d been yelling so long his voice was hoarse. Instead of sitting quietly and saying nothing, Samuel had decided to scream and taunt everyone in the building at the top of his lungs. For an hour so far.
“It worked because you made it easy!”
Jax looked at his phone and saw a new message from Bruce, which read,
You aren’t gonna break him.
Jax replied,
Then why capture him?
Bruce wanted revenge. He wanted to bring down the man who had betrayed him and caused him to be burned by the CIA. Who wouldn’t want to take down the person they’d trusted that stabbed them in the back? Of course, he made sure Samuel didn’t get away from them.
“You’re the chump who never realized!”
Bruce’s reply said,
He shouldn’t get away with what he did. But if he’s here then they don’t have him.
Another message popped in.
It’s not just about me. He’s ruining lives, aiding and abetting these people. He considered me expendable, so now I’m returning the favor.
Jax thought about that. Of course, if Samuel was supposed to check in withDominatusor whoever he reported to, then being captured would cause problems for him. If the guy was meant to show up at a certain place at a certain time, they would’ve noticed he was missing and realized something had happened.
They might even believe he’d turned on them.
Returning the favor.
Jax let out a loud sigh. “You may as well save your breath, Chistane. You aren’t going to goad Bruce into coming here.”
“Did you know your friendBrucekilled three children in Singapore? He shot them in cold blood.”
Jax wasn’t going to react, because that was exactly what this guy wanted. “I’m sure it’s a very interesting story.” Samuel knew he was going down. If he could undermine their team on the way, that would be satisfying to him. “But to be honest, what are three children compared with everyone whose lives you’ve ruined?”
Samuel lifted his chin. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Jax just needed to wait out Maizie and whatever she and Elliot found on Samuel’s phone when Bruce grabbed him, or what they discovered in the files Elliot had been working on. Until then, he didn’t have specifics to question Samuel.
Jax sighed and said, “Sure you don’t.” Then tipped his head to the side. “And if I call the head of my taskforce, tell him I have an operative forDominatusin my custody and he should send a team to pick you up…what do you think will happen then?”
Samuel smirked. “Nothing, because we’re everywhere.”
