“Did you ever see him near them?” I asked.
“No, but he told me where they lived, where my mother worked, and what time my sister usually came home.” Kyle said and Derek's expression hardened.
“That would be enough to scare anyone.” Derek said as Kyle looked at him.
“It was enough to keep me obedient.” Kyle said and I handed the phone back.
“You still chose to work against us.” I said.
“I did.” Kyle said as he looked toward the floor.
“I'm not asking you to excuse that.” Kyle added.
“Good.” I said.
“I'm asking you to understand why I finally stopped.” Kyle said.
“What changed?” I asked and Kyle looked at me.
“Victor ordered me to steal the journals, and then he told me something else.” Kyle said.
“What?” I asked.
“He said once he had them, everyone connected to the old investig
