Chapter Thirty

It was a few days after the explosion, I'm totally fine maybe my arms are a little sore but that's it. But annoyingly, Morgan said I need a few days off which at first I thought he was joking, but no I've been off for two days! He was gonna keep me off for longer but I begged him last night, which he finally agreed to. Toby has been by my side every second, he wouldn't leave me alone to even go to the toilet, let's just say our relationship has got closer due to that. He didn't like the idea of me going back to work so soon either, but I need to be here not laying in bed all day. He went back to his room to get some things, while I made my way alone to the main room. I didn't think I would ever miss this corridor, but it was bringing a happy tear to my eye as I make my way down. I scan my key card opening the door up, all eyes go to me as I walk in. Brandon, Julian and Morgan were all sat in the room waiting. "Taylor!" Brandon exclaims running over to me, he's a little cautious to hug me at first but I just wrap him in a hug "I've missed you, work hasn't been the same!" He says holding me tightly, I just laugh pulling away. "I'm okay, I was okay two days ago but apparently, I wasn't allowed back" I say now taking a look over to Morgan, who was just smiling looking over at us. "You're my best agent Taylor, I can't have you hurt" he says also getting up and walking over, he places a kiss on my head with a little side hug "it's good to have you back" he says while Julian walks over with a card. I thank him with a hug before putting everything on the table beside me, now all the hellos and I missed you's are over, it's work time. I go over to the whiteboard to see if there was any updates, but there were none. "We've got nothing, we can't track your father down, it's like he's disappeared from the face of the earth. Denton won't speak and just laughs in our faces, we're still where we were before you got hurt" Julian says standing beside me looking at the board, part of me was happy they hadn't found anything as now I can. "Well it's a good thing I'm back, now we need to look into Jasmine, she's mated to Jason and somehow has links to my dad" I say walking away from the board and picking files up to read through, it was a copy of the list of Richards hit list "have you spoken with any of the men that aren't dead on here?" I ask looking up at Morgan, who was just looking at me with a smile on his lips. "We know they were a part of the M.S.P, we're being cautious at how we're going about this" he tells me but I shake my head throwing the list to Brandon. "I need you to find their addresses and contact numbers, bring them in but don't tell them why, make up some kind of story" I tell him where he just nods beginning to type on his laptop, while I turn to Julian. "Now we can't just forget about Richard, I need you to go to the first person on that lists address and see if you can find any trance of Richard, we know he stalks them so he knows the best time to strike" I say which he nods to and runs to get to work, I now turn my attention to Morgan still sat at his desk "I need you to let me talk with Denton, I was the one that took him down so he's gonna be off guard when I walk in" I say placing my hands on his desk, he just laughs a little picking up a file telling me Denton's waiting in the meeting room for me. I take the folder with a smile before walking towards the exit of the door, but stop just before I walk out. "It's good to back!" I exclaim before swiping my key card and walking out, I'm finally back to my old self. I walk into the meeting room, Denton was sat there with his hands cuffed to the table in front of him. He looked all beaten up and bruised, I guess some people didn't take too kindly to him not talking. He looks up and nearly falls back off his chair when he sees me standing there, I walk over placing the file in front of me while taking a seat. "I see your stay at the alliance hasn't been too pleasant" I say looking him in the eyes as I spoke, he looked at a lost for words "surprised to see me?" I ask titling my head to the side slightly as I spoke. "I wanna see my lawyer" is all he says but I just laugh, shaking my head at him sadly "you can't deny me that!" He exclaims pulling at his chains, but I nod my head. "In this place you don't get a lawyer, now you're here you've disappeared probably never to be seen again" I say with a fake sad look, he looks taken back with a hint of fear "but I can help you, if you talk and answer any question I ask, once all this is wrapped up I'll let you go" I say actually being truthful in that sentence, he wasn't really the guy I was after here. "If I talk and they find out, it would be better for my safety to stay in here" he says which also was an option, but he wouldn't like the conditions he'll be here in. "If you talk and help, we'll give you a complete new identity and will have agents check in every now and than" I say which I could tell was getting him thinking, but he still wasn't giving me an answer "you could be free from all of this, you can just talk to me and that's it you're done, you won't have to pay for anything you've done or got someone else to do" I say giving him the better end of the deal, this is the only option for him right now or ever. "A complete new identity and I won't be found?" He asks looking at me with hopeful eyes, I just nod my head where I could see him well up a little. "You tell me everything and when we find the likes of Richard and Travis Westlake" I say adding my dads name in the end, his eyes go wide that I even knew that name "I told you I have my ways" I whisper which still makes his eyes go wide, he nods his head sitting up straight to talk. "You're gonna need more than that one notebook, it's a whole family affair" he says as I take a look down at my one notebook "we're gonna be here awhile" is all he says while taking a look at the clock on the wall, it's good to be back I guess. Time to learn some family truths.