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Garrett hadn’t been one hundred percent sure about Fernandez having sex with any of the girls They never found concrete evidence to prove anything like that But it just stood to reason if a irls as sex slaves, he most likely sampled thea chance by putting that out there, and as luck would have it, it paid off
"Oh, Lieutenant McCarthy, you are so naive Those young girls you speak of? They weren’t worthy of the pity you give theht filth to the streets of this country They asked for what they got, and I wasable to enjoy the fruits of my labor and make money off of their bodies was an added perk Men will pay an obscene a flesh Why shouldn’t I take advantage of such things? This country is full of girls with low self-esteeave them a purpose in life One of o about his niece She flaunted her body and did not behave in a way that was pure or showed the proper respect to her fa her the error of her ways My guard at the front gate, his stepdaughter had become mouthy and acted much older than her fourteen years Iher what her hed in irritation while Garrett gave Parker a saritafree of Fernandez, but Garrett wouldEvery word Fernandez spoke was another nail in his coffin with Margarita secretly holding the haetting off track I’ve had to make many difficult decisions in hter makes one of her own," Fernandez said calmly "So, Annabelle, take your pick"
Parker looked at Fernandez questioningly, not understanding what he was asking her
"Milo, I think your Annabelle is having trouble grasping what I’ Do help her out, won’t you?" Fernandez asked
Milo, who had been unusually silent the entire time, walked forward to stand next to Fernandez When they were elbow to elbow, Fernandez passed off his gun, allowing Milo the opportunity to hold it against Garrett’s head
"It’s quite sio my father had tohim down He chose to leaveht connections to help hi their noses into his business My father had to uilty about to this day It’s time for you to make a decision of your own One where you will have to carry around the guilt for the rest of your pathetic life," Milo stated
With each word Milo spoke, Garrett felt the pain of Milo’s betrayal deep into his soul He truly thought of this , to allow his heart to beco it had all been a lie He wasn’t like Milo, though, he couldn’t be that e There were too many years, too many memories to just pretend like it never happened
Garrett felt like his well-intentioned plan was spiraling out of control and there was nothing he could do to stop it They’d gotten the proof they needed, but it was going to coun now pressed into the back of his head by a man who obviously hated him, there wasn’tParker’s face in his hands and watch the color drain out of it with Milo’s next words
"Who will it be, Park? Your poor, estranged father or the et a nice, neat bullet to the head right now? This offer doesn’t last long, so make it quick," Milo infor back and forth between Fernandez and Milo
"Oh, I assure you, this is no joke Tielanced down at the watch on his wrist like he aiting for her to pick so between the two most important oing to let any of us live We know too h the speaker
"On the contrary, hter here would be quite useful to hest price I’ve et a taste of this one"
Garrett and Joe could both be heard growling obscenities at Fernandez’s words
"And the two men in your life, well, obviously neither one of them would be useful to me in any way Only one of them needs to be around to watch you suffer and to endure his own for about the horrors being done to your body is just overkill, don’t you think? I think it’s quite generous of me to let one die quickly So ill it be, Annabelle? Make your choice"
Parker looked frantically into Garrett’s eyes All her years of training boiled down to this one moment She had no idea how she could possibly choose between her father and Garrett There was no choice to be made She couldn’t…she wouldn’t choose one to be hurt worse than the other
Milo locked his elbow and pushed the gun harder into Garrett’s skull, his fingers ghosting over the trigger
"No, please! Choose me! Kill me instead!" Parker yelled as she looked frantically back and forth between Fernandez and the gun Milo held against Garrett
"Parker, no!" Garrett argued
"You feel like you need to take a life to make up for the injustices done to you, fine Picka silent I’m sorry to him "I would make the most trouble for you anyway, not the over a cliff and there was nothing to grab onto but cruotiator and got sick pleasure out of hurting people She knew it, and yet she couldn’t just sit there and do nothing Parker knew telling him she would make the most trouble for him was a lie If she died, her father and Garrett would destroy everything in their path to avenge her Part of her knew Fernandez wasn’t a fool and would never believe a word she said, but she had to try and save herherself
Garrett felt the gun Milo held against him move away from his head and watched it coht at Parker