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Kevin took the folder, and went back to his desk, but because of the lateness of the hour, he sent a text to Hammer and told him he was getting ready to head home for the day. It shocked him that Hammer was waiting for him in the parking lot. It only took five minutes, but when no bomb was found, Kevin headed home, his mind in overdrive about everything he had learned that day.

CHAPTER 5

Kevin jerkedat the pounding on his front door, and he grabbed the gun on his side, withdrew it from its holster, and made his way to the door. He saw who stood outside, whipped the door opened, and grabbed the man like a lifeline.

“Ryan,” he said as he hugged his brother-in-law. Ryan might be his ex-wife’s brother, but he was still family to him. “Welcome, come in. Coffee?”

“Yeah, I brought Manny, Denver, and Perry with me.”

“Okay,” Kevin said as he stepped back and saw the men.

“Sniper,” Denver said with a grin as he shook his hand. “Did someone say coffee?”

“Yes, did you eat?”

“Yeah, we stopped about an hour outside of Seattle. We also brought groceries with us.” Perry said as he entered with his arms loaded. “Also, a sniper.”

“Got it.”

“Ryan and I are munitions experts,” Manny said.

“Okay, the Sargeant of the bomb squad has been checking my vehicle before I leave here, and the office. He or someone on his team won’t allow me inside until they walk it and do a sweep.”

“Good,” Ryan said as he removed food from the bags on the counter. “I’m not saying you’ll have to call them off, but we’re here now.”

“Good.” They put the groceries away, and Kevin showed them where they could sleep. It wasn’t until hours later that Ryan looked at Kevin.

“What?”

“Has she really changed?”

“Yeah, not once did she act like the entitled bitch from the last few years of our marriage. I told her that I sent you the video. I asked if she wanted to see you.”

“What did she say?”

“That it was totally up to you, and that she would understand if you don’t. We were able to move her to a different prison that same day. To keep her safe.”

“What exactly happened?” Perry asked as he settled back in a chair.

Kevin told them, and looked at Ryan with a grin. “I haven’t looked for it yet.”

“Looked for what?”

“The reason she went ballistic, and Strokes called the gang member is because in that letter Karen had written about how she took your half of the life insurance money from your parents and hid it in the attic. Cash. She wrote out in detail how it was protected, and where it was located.”

“Holy shit, how much are we talking about?” Ryan sat forward with a shocked expression.

“Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.”

“Where’s your attic?” Ryan asked as he jumped to his feet. He looked at Kevin with a shake of his head. “Do you remember Staci Hardt?”

“I do, she’s Caleb’s friend, as well as a gifted doctor.”

“Okay, she’s found someone that might be able to make me a prosthetic eye. I’ll never be able to see out of it, but I might be able to ditch the patch. I don’t have seventy-five thousand dollars for it though.”

Kevin led them to the attic, and when they were all in, he turned in a circle. “She said it was in the rafters of the attic. Oh, and it’s wrapped in plastic and stuck in a fireproof box.”

Kevin looked on in awe as the four men used their eyes and hands to convey their intent, then produced a flashlight from somewhere. They went in different directions, and Kevin stood there and watched them. He didn’t have to wonder if they had done this while in the military, their movements were too precise, too comfortable.