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“That’s where you’re going to help me. You’re going to do this last thing, this last link to get into those records and then I’ll leave.”

“Without your husband?” Alice froze then smiled at her.

“Of course without him,” she laughed. “I needed their protection. I needed their connections. Men who could cut elevator cables, break into sealed child abuse records, break into homes and tear them apart.”

“You should have gotten your money back on that,” said Everest casually.

“Get up.”

“Don’t Everest. We’re in the office now. Just sit where you are and don’t move.”

“No. I’m tired, Alice. I’m not getting up and I’m not going to help you.”

Alice pulled a pistol from between the cushions and pointed it at Everest. Her hand was shaking slightly but not enough that she wouldn’t hit her target at this distance.

“Get up! I’ve learned how to shoot. I know what I’m doing.”

“Yes, and you’re going to kill me either way, so just do it now.”

The gun slowly lifted higher, pointing directly at Everest’s head. She clasped her hands together, silently praying and then heard a loud shot followed by a scream.

Clutching her chest she looked down, expecting to see blood but then realized it wasn’t her screams. Alice was lying back on the sofa, her hand a bloodied mess.

“You okay, babe?” said Mike kissing her temple as he pulled her behind him.

“Wh-what is this? What the fuck is happening?” she gasped. “Who are you?”

“You know who we are,” said Hex calmly staring at the woman. Alice stared at Hex, then looked at Everest.

“No. No, this can’t be. Legacy.”

“That’s right,” grinned Cam. “Your little visit with your family was enlightening. An old friend with the FBI was keeping a tight reign on your family. They certainly had a few friends behind bars but so did we.”

“No. No, I have money. I’ll give you money, just let me go.”

“Sorry. We can’t do that. You’ve destroyed too many lives. Killed too many people.”

Everest half-expected them to just kill her but when four men in FBI jackets walked in, she knew it wasn’t the plan.

“No. No, just kill me or they will! They’ll know what I’ve done,” she yelled.

“That’s right, they will,” said Luke. “What do you think Michael, Sean, and Thomas will do when they find out their precious little girl was hustling them all? We don’t have to kill you. The other inmates will do it for us.”

“Let’s go,” said one of the FBI agents. “We’ve got a nice pretty cell for you.”

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Alice Quinn faced multiple charges of manslaughter, mail fraud, insurance fraud, money laundering, dispensing illegal substances, and so many more things they couldn’t keep track of them all.

It was unlikely she would ever make it to trial considering all the enemies she’d made along the way. Including her own family.

Michael Quinn was overheard telling other inmates that he would beat her to death if he had the chance. He wouldn’t get that chance. Unfortunately for Alice Quinn, three women in her prison block had family members that were affected by her evil. They were more than happy to save the federal government a little money.

No one cared. No one cried. No one was there at her funeral.

Everest worked diligently to help the federal government understand the system that was created and how the company had gotten away with what they did. She wasn’t suspected of any wrongdoing and her assistance helped to shut them down permanently.

G.R.I.P. used the information they’d obtained about the system to create a system of their own, impenetrable. Medical centers were clamoring for it, willing to pay any price asked.