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Daniel took a step toward the s That evidence has already been assessed and eliation Is that clear?”
“Yes, sir” He sed hard and turned to flee
“And officer?” Daniel’s soft voice stopped his in any report” The threat was clear in his tone
“Yes, sir” With that, the man turned and ran off
Daniel reached into his back pocket and pulled out his personal datapad The one with the research into Keiko’s background Her parents were Freedo about their involvement Keiko Sato had always struck him as the type of person who never asked questions about the world around her Although, she’d always been kind to the people she dealt with He re a cake to celebrate their promotion to heads of security That was the day she’d put herself fir to avoid Still, he’d been strangely touched by her gesture That hy he’d planned to kill her fast rather than letting Charles get his hands on her Because his brother did love to torture his victims before he killed them
With a swipe of his thumb, all research on Keiko and her family disappeared Later, when he was alone, he’dup her connection to Freedom He looked up the bank to the route her saviors had taken when they’d rescued her One thing was for certain—Mace Ar was no reporter Reporters didn’t have a backup team ready to whisk theht the way thefar erous Daniel just wasn’t sure what that was
Yet
He remembered the look on theHe’d searched for Keiko, found her through the carnage, and his eyes had filled arh Daniel didn’t think he’d been aware he was doing it But in those last seconds, he’d told Keiko Sato just how much he loved her, and his words had made Daniel ache because they were a stark res he’d never have, because he was born to be his brother’s keeper
He let out a sigh There was no ti his life were different It hat it was But, if he could have just one wish, it would be that Keiko’s freak shot had killed his brother rather than just wounding him
The world would have been a better place if it had
Chapter Fifty
Secure medical facility
Austin, Northern Territory
Teeks later
Keiko Sato was dead