Finch was still convinced Dan had the person.

He glared at Dan, but before he could say a word, Derek cut him off.

"I've already checked everyone you've got. She's not with any of you."

That "already checked" dropped into the tense room like a brick tossed into a pond.

Dan didn't even blink.

After all, Derek hadn't trusted him in years-always keeping tabs, always watching. Planting spies around him was nothing new.

But Finch was another story. He stared at Derek, disbelief written all over his face.

"Dad, you—"

"Enough! Both of you, knock it off! The only thing that matters now is finding out who took Susanna and getting her back, understood?"

Finch started, "But this whole thing—"

"—has nothing to do with us, sure. But they're coming to us for answers, so what choice do we have?"

Just talking about it made Derek's blood pressure spike. He'd moved fast, checking all his kids' people, tearing through their crews in record time.

did he find? Susanna

even their fault. Who was he supposed to complain to about that? It was enough to make him want to put

He never thought his own father

running on the side

himself. "You two, get moving. Go

sir." Finch ground out, shooting

looked bored, which only pissed Finch

were gone, Derek was left alone. He lit up a cigar and

into the

an eye on them," Derek muttered, rubbing his

all his sons,

along the

to him stopped being his Even the stuff

yet he couldn't count on them. Couldn't

What a joke.

nodded. "There's

"What?"

to

brow furrowed. "What's that

to think our girl doesn't mean that much

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