“No. I will not risk those children losing their parents. I need to make sure Gus and Cathleen are safe before doing anything else.” Bennett put the phone to her ear again, grateful when she heard the call go through. “Finn, where are you?”

“At Flannery’s with some friends. Why?”

“Something is going down, and I have reason to believe you may be a target. I need you to get to the warehouse right now. You’re not to talk to anyone or stop for anyone. You’re to get there, lock yourself in, and wait for my call. Do you understand?”

“Yeah.” Finn got up from the table and made his way out of the bar. “But what about Lisa and Gun—”

“Gunnar and his family are safe. I’ve left a message for Lisa, and I just sent her a text, but she’s not answering. She’s probably out with Jimmy, though, so I’ll keep—”

“Bennett, Lisa broke up with Jimmy weeks ago.”

For several seconds, Bennett couldn’t move. Speechless, and with the phone pressed against her ear, she sat motionless, trying to understand why Lisa would have lied to her.

“Did you hear me?” Finn said, raising his voice over the noise on the street.

Bennett broke out of her thoughts. “I’m sorry, Finn. What?”

“When we were at the gallery today getting it set up for Monday’s reopening, Lisa told me she was planning to go home and chill for the night. So, I’m going to head over there first and—”

“You are to do no such thing,” Bennett said, the tone of her voice sharper than her bite. “She probably has her bloody phone muted again, so you’re to stick to the plan.”

“But—”

“Damn it, Finn. This isn’t up for discussion. I promise you, I won’t let anything happen to her, but I can’t very well protect her if I have to worry about you, too. Now, get to the sodding warehouse, and call your parents on the way. Assure them everyone is safe, but they’re to take precautions, too. Can you do that?”

Finn climbed into the taxi and closed the door. “Yes, of course.”

“Good. Call me back when you’re safe.”

Once again standing on the accelerator, Ruby stole a hasty peek at Bennett before she returned her eyes to the road. “What in the world is going on?”

In the middle of sending Lisa another text, Bennett didn’t respond until she’d sent the message. “Well, if I had to bloody guess, I’d say your brother has decided he’s got nothing to lose.”

“What?”