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Kicks bows his head in an apology.
“As I was saying, William needs to be stopped, no matter the price,” Trigger tells us.
“What’s this about him having a daughter?” Pinky asks.
“Ah, yes, her name is Adalyn, and she appears to be twenty years old,” Trigger says.
“So she’s a little older than Harlee?” I ask.
“Yes,” Trigger confirms.
Reaper shakes his head. “That still doesn’t make sense. We were prospecting at the time she would have been born, and I don’t remember it. He never said shit.”
“With an ego like his, he would have too,” Wrath says.
“Look, I don’t know if she’s biologically his, but I can tell you that he has been paying her mother for several years,” Trigger says.
“Maybe he’s been playing the long game all this time,” Midnight says.
“It’s a possibility. He does seem to always be two steps ahead of us.” Trigger says.
“Does she even look like him?” Colt asks.
“See for yourself.” Trigger swipes across his tablet, and an image shoots up on the wall at the end of the table. A picture of a sweet-looking girl pops up on the screen. Objectively she’s beautiful but not my type.
She has nothing on Harlee.
“I don’t see it. I mean, yeah, she has the same hair color and eye color, but that doesn’t mean shit,” Reaper says.
“I wonder what he has on her to get her to go along with this charade,” Wrath muses.
“We need to find out what she knows. If she knows anything at all,” I say out loud.
“So do we kidnap her?” Midnight asks
“We could have one of the girls befriend her. Get her drunk and see what she confesses,” Kicks says.
“No,” Wrath, Colt, Reaper, and Midnight say in unison.
Kicks holds up his hands in surrender. “It was only an idea.”
“What do we know about her?” Reaper asks
“I’m still working on my dossier here, but what I can tell you is that she likes books, movies, and beauty treatments. The girl could save herself a fortune if she learned to do her nails herself, if her bank statements are anything to go by,” Trigger murmurs.
“When will you know more?” Midnight asks.
“Soon,” Trigger tells him.
“Is there a possibility that her background was manufactured to look like she was his?” Colt asks.
Trigger shakes his head. “I honestly had the same thought, but the deeper I dig the further her background goes. There doesn’t seem to be any holes or anything. As far as I can tell, it’s legit.”
“So we’re stuck waiting?” Pinky asks.
“I’m sorry we can’t do anything until we know more,” Trigger says.
Reaper waves away his apology. “You’re working as fast as you can. We get that this shit takes time. Does anyone else have anything they want to mention while we’re all here?”
