High-Sided (Armed & Dangerous #3)(65)

“Unfortunately, there’s something I have to do first.”





Kassidy


Logan and I borrowed one of my dad’s cars and headed to the hospital to check on him. I pulled out my phone and gave Sean a call. I was just about to hang up and call again when he finally answered with a yawn. “Hey, Kass.”

“Hey, you asleep?” I looked at the clock, it was closing in on midnight. After everything that’d happened, I completely lost track of time.

“Only because your friend turned on a boring ass movie.”

“Hey!” Janie squealed in the background. They both laughed and I smiled; unfortunately, it didn’t last long. I was about to ruin their night.

“Sounds fun,” I said sadly.

Sean snorted. “Not really. But it doesn’t sound like you’re having any either.”

“I’m not. I need you to meet me at the hospital. We have news, and there’s something I need to tell you.” Especially before the media got involved. Soon, the whole city was going to know what happened.

“Are you okay? What is it?”

Leaning against the door, I rubbed my forehead. “I’m fine. We found out the truth about everything. It’s a long story and I’ll explain it all later, but I need you to meet me. It’s better I tell you in person.”

“All right, I’ll be there in ten.”

Logan reached over and grabbed my hand. “How do you think he’ll take it?”

“Not good. His mother was all he had.” We arrived at the hospital and I’d just gotten out of the car when Sean pulled up and got out too.

Logan kissed my head. “I’m going in to check on Richard.”

“You sure?” I asked. “You can stay.”

“No, it’s okay. He’s not going to want me here.” I watched him walk away and disappear inside the doors.

“What the hell happened?” Sean demanded. “Why was he covered in blood?”

The adrenaline was wearing off, leaving me tired and weak. “Do you trust me?”

Brows furrowed, he stepped closer. “I trust you with my life.”

“Good, because what I’m about to tell you is something you won’t want to hear.”

“Jesus Christ. Tell me, you’re freaking me out.”

Closing the distance, I reached for his hands. “Donnie and your mother were the ones behind everything. They were seeing each other behind my father’s back.”

“Are you f*cking kidding me?” he growled.

I shook my head. “They were responsible for both Logan and Levi’s accidents, for Ethan getting framed,” I took a deep breath, “and for Janie’s accident as well. Your mother switched her brake line with a rusty one. It was only a matter of time before it failed on her.”

Eyes wide, he shook his head. “How could she do this?”

“That’s not all,” I murmured.

His angry glare bored into mine. “There’s more?”

I blew out a tired breath. “Tonight, they tried to have Logan and my father killed. They hired Micah to abduct me and use me for ransom. Only what they didn’t know is, he’s an FBI agent and Logan’s partner.”

“Partner?” Sean looked confused. “You mean Logan’s an agent too?”

I nodded. “They pretended to be enemies to play both sides. Only, we didn’t know the real enemy was in our own circle.”

“Why would my mother agree to that?”

“She wanted everyone out of the way, so you and I could get back together. Donnie and your mother wanted us to merge Bennett Racing with Baker. That’s why they wanted to get rid of those who’d oppose it.”

“Levi,” he whispered.

“And Ethan and Logan,” I added.

His jaw clenched. “Where is she now?”

“On her way to the station. She’ll probably be transferred somewhere else while she awaits trial.”

Stumbling back, he let my hands go and leaned against his car. “What the f*ck am I going to do? Everyone on our team’s going to want me to step down. They’ll think I had something to do with it.”

I took his face in my hands, but he wouldn’t look at me. “No, they won’t. You’re a good man, Sean. Everyone sees that when they look at you. If I don’t want you to go, then neither will anyone else. I can’t do this on my own.”

His gaze lifted. “Yes, you can, Kass. You never needed me. You’re more than capable of doing it on your own.”

“Yes, I can,” I admitted, “but I don’t want to. You’re my best friend, Sean. I don’t want you to leave, and neither does my father.”

“You sure?”

A small smile spread across my lips and I hugged him. “I promise. You’re going to need our support over the next few months. It’s not going to be easy.”

He hugged me back. “Looks like I owe Chandler an apology. All this time I thought he was slacking off just to piss me off.”

“No, he’s definitely not a slacker.” I laughed, letting him go. “But I’m sure he’d appreciate the apology.”

“Is he staying around for the race this weekend?”