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She knew what triggers to use. You were had, duped—Joel it was a con.”
“Don’t treat me like an idiot. She wants
you to think I’m having some sort of breakdown. Daniel, you have to listen to
me. I know what I saw.”
“ Carsten is
behind this, goddamnit ! He was working with Wilma to
get to you.”
“That’s what she wants you to believe—that this
is all Carsten’s doing. It wasn’t—it was her. She’s
back and this won’t end with Carsten Pullman. I
wanted to believe her this time but then she tried to kill Charley. I’m all she
has. If I’m dead, she loses her power and she can’t hurt anyone anymore. But
Danny, as long as I’m alive she won’t stop until she has complete control of
me.”
Daniel gripped his brother’s shoulders. “Joel,
I know who pushed Charlotte. It was Tash . She’s messed
up about what’s been going on here—she lost it. It could’ve been an accident.
Maybe she just meant to scare her. I haven’t told anyone. My attention has been
on finding you first. One fire at a time, right? That’s
all there is to the story. Your mom has been dead for fourteen years.”
Joel blinked, bewildered. “If that’s true,
then who has been stalking me? Who has been visiting me down here, trying to
convince me I’m going mad. She was there, in the kitchen. Wilma was dead and
she was there. Danny, am I losing my mind?”
“No, you’re as sane as I am. But we’re both
fucking nuts so take that as you will.” He tried to smile. “I don’t know who
killed Wilma but we’ll figure it out. None of this is your fault, buddy. Don’t
say anything more. I’ll deal with it. Just come with me and I’ll make it okay.
Please, Joel, I’m not leaving this place without you.”
His cell phone vibrated with an incoming
text from Anastasia.
Joel
is with me on the Golden Gate Bridge. He’s ready to turn himself in. Meet us
here ASAP . BTW, Charlotte is here. I love you.
Daniel read the text a second time and then
punched in the phone number for Joel’s apartment. It rang five times before he
hung up.
Cold, creeping fear coiled in his belly. It
was Tasha’s sign off— I love you —that scared the hell out of him more than the lie about
being with Joel. They were on the bridge, she had Charlotte and she was sending
him a message. Love me or else.
Somehow, he had to get his agoraphobic
brother in the car. He wasn’t leaving Joel behind.
“Joel, I have to tell you something, buddy.
You can’t lose it on me now. Charlotte is pregnant. You’re going to be a
father.”
Joel stared at him in disbelief and then
raked his fingers through his hair. “No, no, no. She won’t let that happen. You
have to get Charley away from here.”
“Shit, Joel, I just gave you the best news
of your life and that’s your response? Look, you can’t fall apart right now,
man. I need you. Tash has Charlotte on the bridge.”
“Jesus. No, no, no...”
“We have to get to them and I can’t do it
alone. I’ll take care of my girlfriend and you take care of yours. So can you
do it? Can you go outside for Charley and your baby? Because I swear to God,
Joel, I’m not leaving this place without you!”
chapter eight
♫
MY HEAD throbbed violently. The blindfold
was removed and I blinked in the gray dusk light that
had fallen over the Bay. There was little traffic at this time before the
evening rush hour. A thick fog had settled over the bridge. Carsten Pullman held my wrists which were still bound and he pressed a gun against my
spine.
“What happened to the woman in blue?”
“She’ll be joining us shortly. In the
meantime, remember I don’t have to kill you to ruin your life. I could just
shoot your hand off. I’ll do minimal jail time and you’ll never play the
violin. So behave yourself. Let’s just get through this and we can all go home.”
“You’re completely crazy. The board won’t
accept your vote now. Best case scenario, you’ll be fired.”
“I haven’t
She knew what triggers to use. You were had, duped—Joel it was a con.”
“Don’t treat me like an idiot. She wants
you to think I’m having some sort of breakdown. Daniel, you have to listen to
me. I know what I saw.”
“ Carsten is
behind this, goddamnit ! He was working with Wilma to
get to you.”
“That’s what she wants you to believe—that this
is all Carsten’s doing. It wasn’t—it was her. She’s
back and this won’t end with Carsten Pullman. I
wanted to believe her this time but then she tried to kill Charley. I’m all she
has. If I’m dead, she loses her power and she can’t hurt anyone anymore. But
Danny, as long as I’m alive she won’t stop until she has complete control of
me.”
Daniel gripped his brother’s shoulders. “Joel,
I know who pushed Charlotte. It was Tash . She’s messed
up about what’s been going on here—she lost it. It could’ve been an accident.
Maybe she just meant to scare her. I haven’t told anyone. My attention has been
on finding you first. One fire at a time, right? That’s
all there is to the story. Your mom has been dead for fourteen years.”
Joel blinked, bewildered. “If that’s true,
then who has been stalking me? Who has been visiting me down here, trying to
convince me I’m going mad. She was there, in the kitchen. Wilma was dead and
she was there. Danny, am I losing my mind?”
“No, you’re as sane as I am. But we’re both
fucking nuts so take that as you will.” He tried to smile. “I don’t know who
killed Wilma but we’ll figure it out. None of this is your fault, buddy. Don’t
say anything more. I’ll deal with it. Just come with me and I’ll make it okay.
Please, Joel, I’m not leaving this place without you.”
His cell phone vibrated with an incoming
text from Anastasia.
Joel
is with me on the Golden Gate Bridge. He’s ready to turn himself in. Meet us
here ASAP . BTW, Charlotte is here. I love you.
Daniel read the text a second time and then
punched in the phone number for Joel’s apartment. It rang five times before he
hung up.
Cold, creeping fear coiled in his belly. It
was Tasha’s sign off— I love you —that scared the hell out of him more than the lie about
being with Joel. They were on the bridge, she had Charlotte and she was sending
him a message. Love me or else.
Somehow, he had to get his agoraphobic
brother in the car. He wasn’t leaving Joel behind.
“Joel, I have to tell you something, buddy.
You can’t lose it on me now. Charlotte is pregnant. You’re going to be a
father.”
Joel stared at him in disbelief and then
raked his fingers through his hair. “No, no, no. She won’t let that happen. You
have to get Charley away from here.”
“Shit, Joel, I just gave you the best news
of your life and that’s your response? Look, you can’t fall apart right now,
man. I need you. Tash has Charlotte on the bridge.”
“Jesus. No, no, no...”
“We have to get to them and I can’t do it
alone. I’ll take care of my girlfriend and you take care of yours. So can you
do it? Can you go outside for Charley and your baby? Because I swear to God,
Joel, I’m not leaving this place without you!”
chapter eight
♫
MY HEAD throbbed violently. The blindfold
was removed and I blinked in the gray dusk light that
had fallen over the Bay. There was little traffic at this time before the
evening rush hour. A thick fog had settled over the bridge. Carsten Pullman held my wrists which were still bound and he pressed a gun against my
spine.
“What happened to the woman in blue?”
“She’ll be joining us shortly. In the
meantime, remember I don’t have to kill you to ruin your life. I could just
shoot your hand off. I’ll do minimal jail time and you’ll never play the
violin. So behave yourself. Let’s just get through this and we can all go home.”
“You’re completely crazy. The board won’t
accept your vote now. Best case scenario, you’ll be fired.”
“I haven’t
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