Marco said as he drove through the night, Cooper beside him. He slammed his hand against the steering wheel. “The guy was probably hanging around just waiting for me to leave Adam alone so he could swoop in.”Cooper scanned the quiet streets of Fox Hills out the window, searching for any sign of Ned and his sons. “What I can’t understand is why make conversation? Why not just kill Ava and Adam if that’s the goal?”“It must not be.”The words hung in the air, a heavy reality they had no choice but to accept. If Ned had no intention of murdering Ty’s children, then what did he plan to do? It reminded Cooper of something he’d thought up weeks ago, something that seemed ridiculous in the light of everything that had happened since. Yet it made more sense than anything else.“He’s gauging their weaknesses to find out which of them he can manipulate to take their father’s place. Just because Ty goes down doesn’t mean one of them can’t pick up the slack. They need Lucky Fox money.”Marco stared at him.
