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mask of determination. “I have some information that Lopez has just confirmed for me. It seems Gunner has a disabled sister.” A whispered murmur went around the men, surprise evident among them. Gunner had never talked about a sister.

“He never mentioned her to any of us, and she wasn’t found in any of his background checks. Why he never said anything, we don’t know. The reason we didn’t find her is that she has a different surname to Gunner, and lives in Iceland near his maternal grandmother’s home in a care facility.”

This was all interesting but what relevance did it have? Reid knew it had to have some or Jack wouldn’t waste his time on it.

“Her name is Milla Karvelsdottir, and she has severe brain damage, which means she has no motor skills to speak of and has to have twenty-four-hour care. Four months ago, Milla disappeared from the care facility she was in without warning, and no missing person report was ever filed. Her whereabouts are still unknown, and her grandmother refuses to discuss it with anyone. The authorities haven’t become involved, and the papers haven’t run anything on the story.”

“You think she’s why Gunner turned on us?” Decker asked.

Jack tipped his head and shrugged. “You’re the profiler here, why don’t you tell me?”

Decker was silent for a beat and Reid could swear he heard the gears turning in his head. “I think whoever is behind this is possibly using Gunner’s sister as leverage to force Gunner to do what they want. There are several unknown factors—including his relationship with his sister and why he kept her a secret. Overall, though, I find this scenario easier to swallow than him turning on us for no good reason.”

“If that’s the case, why didn’t he come to us?” Liam folded his arms over the back of the chair he was straddling. He’d taken Gunner’s betrayal hard and seemed less inclined to give him an out.

“I don’t know, which is why we need to find him and ask.” Jack speared Reid with a look. “We have a few threads to pull, not least of which is Callie’s stalker. I believe it’s linked to Gunner. So this is what I need. Blake and Waggs, I want you to go to Iceland and find out everything you can about Milla Karvelsdottir. I want to know how she was injured, who visited her, why the grandmother is so tight-lipped. All of it.” He turned to Decker. “You and Liam are going to do a snatch and grab of Jolie McConnell. Bring her to the bunker. I’m done fucking around, and she knows something, I can feel it.”

“Wow, we’re opening up the bunker now?” Reid asked.

“Yes, as I said, I’m done fucking around with this. I want answers, and I want them now.” Jack was practically humming with anger, and Reid wondered what had kicked him up a notch.

“Reid, you stay close to Callie. Monitor every call she has. I know she means something to you, so I don’t need to drive this home, but I don’t want a dead fucking supermodel on my hands.”

“Nobody will touch her on my watch.”

Blake snorted. “Except you, ya dirty dog.”

Reid bit back his smile and glared at Blake. “Fuck off, nothing’s happened.” Yet, he mentally added.

Blake waved his phone. “Pax, Siren, and Roz are with her right now. Do you really think we aren’t getting regular updates on what you’ve been doing?” Blake chuckled, and Reid called his bluff.

“Don’t know what you mean.”

“Right, if you’re finished, get to work. I want us to meet up here tomorrow morning at six am so that we can talk to McConnell. All except Blake and Waggs. You have a flight to Iceland in three hours so get your asses moving.”

The men began to move out, a sense of purpose filling their movements that hadn’t been there until now. Answers were just out of reach, and they all needed them soon.

Reid headed for the locker room to pick up some equipment he kept there. He wanted to put a tap on Callie’s phone—with her consent, of course. He would never betray her trust by going behind her back. He tensed when his phone rang, his mind instantly worrying about Callie. The relief was short-lived when he saw it was Clay. Now was his chance to speak with his friend about everything. Including the fact Callie was in danger because of him.

“Hey, buddy.”

“Reid, sorry I missed your calls. Is everything okay?”

Reid heard the exhaustion