Part Sixty-Six

In his heart Malachi had known that Adrian wouldn’t be at any of the addresses any of them had. It seemed too easy and he knew Adrian was smarter than that. He was heading back to the house when his phone rang.

“All clear on my side, Malachi.” Malachi sighed, he shouldn’t be surprised, he’d known this would happen.

“I’m on my way back to the house, thank you, Robert.”

“I’ll meet you there.”

“You don’t have to, Robert. You’ve already been a big help to us.” Malachi couldn’t help the frustration bubbling up in him.

“I’m not leaving until we find that little boy and Adrian Peters. Kiran was right about one thing, Adrian needs to be put down.” The call ended and Malachi parked his Navigator in front of the garage.

Malachi walked into the house through the kitchen, knowing it would take Kiran longer to return since Malachi had given him two extra addresses. He found Adara pacing up and down in front of the kitchen counter.

“Did you find anything?” Adara was worried and chewing her thumb na