wouldn’t live like this, and God knew she wouldn’t survive under Robert’s or Pierce’s control.
She had to think like Pierce thought. He was a manipulative, sneaky snake of a man. He was lower than the lowest, and if she wanted to ensure her friends’ safety and Carl’s and Richie’s safety, then some self-sacrifice and strategic thinking were necessary. She’d take her own life before she would let Robert or Pierce take it from her.
* * * *
“This is what we’ve got. Pierce Mellbrook owns over thirty different Fortune 500 companies. He has dozens of small businesses that he turned into franchises. He’s worth billions,” Monte stated as he glanced up at BJ, Michael, Chad, Richie, Mason, and his brother, Steven.
“Great, so the fucker is loaded, which means he has resources,” Michael stated.
“Yes, he sure as shit does. Has a few ex-cons on his payroll, some others who were connected to known gangsters, both drug lords and mafia,” Monte added.
“Robert and his three main thugs?” Mason asked as he leaned against the wall in Michael and Chad’s home office.
Monte nodded.
“Let me finish up on Pierce and I’ll tell you all about Robert. Pierce is not under the radar of our friends in the FBI. I called the commander, and he seemed very interested in the fact that your girlfriend is his stepdaughter. Apparently when her boyfriend went missing, he was last seen driving his car out of the community college campus. When the police questioned Juliet, also known as Juliana Saville, she seemed hysterical and could barely control her upset. The FBI and some investigators were looking into the disappearance of three women. All redheads and under the age of eighteen who were found murdered or went missing. As they sniffed around, they planted some inside people and found out that what Juliet told us is true. Her stepfather wanted her. Before the FBI could talk to her about what may or may not have happened to her boyfriend, she disappeared. The medical examiner noted a time of death on the body of Danny, Juliet’s boyfriend, and the young woman found murdered. They occurred within twenty-four hours of one another. That is when Juliet took off. She told us which day and what time in the evening.”
“Holy shit. So do they think Pierce killed the young woman and maybe the boyfriend? They never found the boyfriend’s body?” BJ asked.
“I think either he or Robert committed the murders. I’m just taking a guess here, but perhaps after killing Danny, her stepfather was so enraged he took it out on one of these substitute women he used until he could have Juliet. Then he lost control and brutally murdered her. Maybe Robert helped clean things up and Juliet took off. Then Robert had to get rid of the body faster as he tried to chase down Juliet, and, therefore, this body was found but not Danny’s.”
“That makes total sense, Monte. If Pierce was obsessed with Juliet, then he or Robert could have murdered both in twenty-four hours. Pierce found out that Juliet was sleeping with Danny, lost her virginity, and this enraged Pierce,” BJ stated.
“Then Pierce knows he can’t take Juliet yet but grabs a redhead, has sex with her, then takes his anger and frustration out on her imagining it’s Juliet. That makes sense especially since the local police there have been searching for a killer. All the victims were redheads, right, Monte?” Mason asked, and Monte nodded.
Richie exhaled. “They’re both monsters. How the hell can they get away with killing those people?” he asked in frustration.
“They’re not going to get away with it. I think the commander is going to want to speak with Juliet, Richie. She lived in that mansion. She was exposed to Pierce’s daily business activities. She fears those two men, and she should. Here’s what I got on Robert. This fucker has been questioned over a dozen times in various murder investigations, missing persons cases, and blackmail
She had to think like Pierce thought. He was a manipulative, sneaky snake of a man. He was lower than the lowest, and if she wanted to ensure her friends’ safety and Carl’s and Richie’s safety, then some self-sacrifice and strategic thinking were necessary. She’d take her own life before she would let Robert or Pierce take it from her.
* * * *
“This is what we’ve got. Pierce Mellbrook owns over thirty different Fortune 500 companies. He has dozens of small businesses that he turned into franchises. He’s worth billions,” Monte stated as he glanced up at BJ, Michael, Chad, Richie, Mason, and his brother, Steven.
“Great, so the fucker is loaded, which means he has resources,” Michael stated.
“Yes, he sure as shit does. Has a few ex-cons on his payroll, some others who were connected to known gangsters, both drug lords and mafia,” Monte added.
“Robert and his three main thugs?” Mason asked as he leaned against the wall in Michael and Chad’s home office.
Monte nodded.
“Let me finish up on Pierce and I’ll tell you all about Robert. Pierce is not under the radar of our friends in the FBI. I called the commander, and he seemed very interested in the fact that your girlfriend is his stepdaughter. Apparently when her boyfriend went missing, he was last seen driving his car out of the community college campus. When the police questioned Juliet, also known as Juliana Saville, she seemed hysterical and could barely control her upset. The FBI and some investigators were looking into the disappearance of three women. All redheads and under the age of eighteen who were found murdered or went missing. As they sniffed around, they planted some inside people and found out that what Juliet told us is true. Her stepfather wanted her. Before the FBI could talk to her about what may or may not have happened to her boyfriend, she disappeared. The medical examiner noted a time of death on the body of Danny, Juliet’s boyfriend, and the young woman found murdered. They occurred within twenty-four hours of one another. That is when Juliet took off. She told us which day and what time in the evening.”
“Holy shit. So do they think Pierce killed the young woman and maybe the boyfriend? They never found the boyfriend’s body?” BJ asked.
“I think either he or Robert committed the murders. I’m just taking a guess here, but perhaps after killing Danny, her stepfather was so enraged he took it out on one of these substitute women he used until he could have Juliet. Then he lost control and brutally murdered her. Maybe Robert helped clean things up and Juliet took off. Then Robert had to get rid of the body faster as he tried to chase down Juliet, and, therefore, this body was found but not Danny’s.”
“That makes total sense, Monte. If Pierce was obsessed with Juliet, then he or Robert could have murdered both in twenty-four hours. Pierce found out that Juliet was sleeping with Danny, lost her virginity, and this enraged Pierce,” BJ stated.
“Then Pierce knows he can’t take Juliet yet but grabs a redhead, has sex with her, then takes his anger and frustration out on her imagining it’s Juliet. That makes sense especially since the local police there have been searching for a killer. All the victims were redheads, right, Monte?” Mason asked, and Monte nodded.
Richie exhaled. “They’re both monsters. How the hell can they get away with killing those people?” he asked in frustration.
“They’re not going to get away with it. I think the commander is going to want to speak with Juliet, Richie. She lived in that mansion. She was exposed to Pierce’s daily business activities. She fears those two men, and she should. Here’s what I got on Robert. This fucker has been questioned over a dozen times in various murder investigations, missing persons cases, and blackmail
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