CHAPTER TWENTY

He slammed the front door, and the windows rattled from the force. Opening the closet, he stared down at the dead body and realized he needed to move it quickly just in case someone found him. There was still so much to do.

Opening his phone, he dialed the number.

“I sent a check. I can’t send more.”

“I need more. I’ve been discovered, and I’ll need to change my name, get plastic surgery, all of it.”

“I can’t send more, Morley. I can’t. If Andrew finds out, he’ll know everything.”

“He won’t find out, Allison. Your husband adores you. He gives you everything you want and then some. Just send me more money.” She was quiet on the other end of the line, and he waited patiently.

“No.”

“I got you away from that abusive pimp when you were just a kid, Allison. He was doing all kinds of things to that body of yours. Did your husband ever ask about the scars? Did he ever question why that sweet pussy of yours was so well used?”

“Shut up,” she whispered into the phone.

“Yeah, he used you the most, didn’t he? If I remember right, he used you himself, and he was a fan of all the bondage, spanking, whippings…”

“Shut up!” she yelled. “He’s asked me, and I’ve told him. I’ve been in therapy for years over what that man did to me, and my husband still loves me.”

“I don’t believe you,” frowned Morley.

“Well, believe it. He loves me no matter what. I can’t do this any longer. I won’t send you any more money, and I won’t help you to do whatever you’re doing.”

“Some sister you are. I saved you!”

“You saved me because you were the one that forced me on the streets! You did that to me when you killed Mom and Dad. I was fourteen, Morley. Fourteen! I had nowhere to go. No one wanted the sister of a killer in their home. So, I did what I had to do. But you walked out on me. You left me to fend for myself.”

“We all have to fend for ourselves, Allison.”

“Why are you doing this? Why are you killing innocent people? I understand Mom and Dad. Our life wasn’t exactly a sitcom. But why these people?”

“They’re evil. All of them are evil and need to be wiped from the earth.”

“They’re not evil, Morley. I’ve read about these people. They’re good people. Family people. They’ve done nothing wrong. Even the young woman who was a prostitute was doing it to support her son and mother. That’s admirable, Morley, not evil.”

“You’ll never understand. Never. I thought you would support me in this, but I should have known. If I don’t have a check by tomorrow morning, Allison, I’ll be looking up your new address.” She was silent on the other end of the line. “I knew. I knew you moved and didn’t tell me. Hurtful, Allison. Hurtful.”

“We have a lot of security, Morley. If you come near me, I’ll tell them to shoot first and ask questions later. I don’t care that you’re my brother. This stops now.”

“No. This stops when I say it stops, and I’m not done yet. Not by a long shot.”