The Carter Family Screw Up [Carter Brothers - Book 2]

Twenty Four - "This is never going to end is it?"

"Fredo."

"Jesus fucking Christ." Said Daniel in reponse.

"What? Who is that? Who's Fredo?" I asked and Daniel sighed in frustration.

"You remember I told you about my brother witnessing a gang torture a guy a few years ago? Well it was Fredo - the leader of The Snakes gang. We moved around alot to hide from them, but then they found us, and Killian and his now wife, Marie, had to go on the run from him. He tracked them down because of my uncles ratting partner but the FBI managed to get him and a whole bunch of others arrested and put him in jail." He explained to me.

"Not for long."  John said; almost giddy.

"What the fuck does that mean?" Dan asked.

"He won't be in prison for much longer."

"He's going to escape?" Daniel said with the kind of tone that said he didn't really believe the words coming from his own mouth.

"If he hasn't, already. Yeah." John replied.

"FUCK!!" Dan yelled in frustration. "Sweetpea have a look around down here and see if you can find some rope so I can tie this piece of shit up." He said to me.

I did as he asked and after only a few minutes I found some rope and Dan  tied him to the banisters tightly.

"Where's my phone?. He demanded from John.

"Kitchen."

"Maggie could you go get it for me please? I don't want to take my eyes off him." He asked me.

"Sure." I said and headed upstairs to the kitchen. Right on the counter were all 3 of our phones and I picked them all up to go back to the basement. I handed Jake and Dan their phones and sat on the edge of the sofa watching Dan as he dialled a number.

"Hey bro, listen, you know anything about Fredo escaping?… How do I know about it? Because I have his partner tied up in front of me... Yes!… Killian just get your ass here and help me deal with this - you can ask questions later… okay…. Bye."

"He coming?" I asked.

"Yeah he's on his way." Dan said.

"You're going to turn me in?! You fucking promised to let me go!" Yelled John.

"I didn't promise you shit so shut your mouth before I shut it for you." Daniel told him.

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6 hours later Dan and I were sitting in Killian's office after he had turned up to the house with a few of his FBI buddies and arrested John. We told him everything that had happened tonight as well as Rory bring shot.

He told us how lucky we were that they weren't going to press charges against us for hiding Rory's shooting in the first place.

"So what's the deal with Fredo? I thought they put him away for life in a maximum security prison?" Dan asked his brother.

"Well when you're as notorious as he is, you have people all over the place willing to help you. Including prison." Killian said.

"This is never going to end is it? Theres always going to be someone after us." Dan said with a sad realisation.

"I'm sorry, little brother. It's because of me that you guys and the family keep getting shit thrown your way." Killian told him.

"I dont blame you for their actions, Killian, but I'm just sick of it all. I'm sick of every time thinking things are going to go back to normal and then it starts up again. I'm sick of being the one everyone looks down at because I'm not the big FBI guy that's always saving us. I'm sick of being the screw up. I'm sick of… everything. I can't wait to save up enough money to leave this place." Daniel slumped into the back of his chair with his arms crossed and his eyes down.