I saw Eli through the window. He was in the same interrogation room I had been in previously. He looked pissed.
"What have you done with Daisy!" I heard him yell.
"We're talking about you, Eli Reynolds, not Daisy," Richard said calmly.
"I don't want to fucking talk about me! Everything that comes out of your mouth is bullshit!" Eli shouted.
"You don't believe that."
I pulled free from Jasper and barged into the room. "Daisy- Jasper I told you to let me speak to Eli alone-"
"She's insisted," Jasper said. "She's a little stubborn."
Richard raised an eyebrow. "Runs in the family."
"Hey," I said and walked over to Eli. I grabbed his wrist and pulled him to a halt, stopping his pacing. "Are you okay?"
"Have they hurt you?" Eli demanded and placed his hands on my shoulders, looking me up and down.
"I'm fine," I said dismissively. "What's going on? What are you talking to him about?" I directed my question to Richard.
"His parents," Richard said and I raised an eyebrow.
"You knew them?"
"They were good friends of mine," Richard nodded. "And Robert. They were agents. They worked for Robert."
Eli stiffened.
"You were right," I said quietly. "Rob had something to do with their murders."
Eli gritted his teeth and glared at Richard. "It's not like we can believe him. Why should we trust a word that comes out of his mouth? He's the one who bugged his own niece, this organisation tortured you-"
"Eli, you're angry," I said. "You're-"
"Of course I'm fucking angry!" Eli yelled and I jumped in shock.
"Take a step back, man," Jasper called and took a step forward threateningly.
"Shut the fuck up," Eli snapped. "The reason they're dead is because of him!" Eli pointed to Richard. "You killed them!"
"I'm sorry, Eli, I wish there was an easier way of telling you this. You suspected Robert, your parents would've been proud of you, of what you've managed to discover all by yourself-"
"Don't talk about them!" Eli screamed. "They were murdered because they were going to give Rob up to you! They were going to tell you everything about Rob's Agency and Rob had them killed because of you! We were going away, we were going to be safe, but because they spoke to you Rob had them killed!"
"They were dear friends. I saw you father as a brother. They helped us form these organisations, I'm sorry, Eli-"
"You don't give a shit," Eli growled. "You're just going to torture us for information. Either you're going to kill us or Rob will for snitching."
"Have I laid a hand on you, Eli?" Richard said. "We don't do things the way Robert does. We wouldn't hurt you. We won't torture you."
I grabbed Eli's hand and he glanced at me. "Your mind's a mess," I said softly. "Both of us have a lot to process, but he's not lying. They're not going to hurt us." I looked at Richard and Jasper. "They're not going to let us leave, but they're not going to hurt us."
"You can't be so sure-"
I closed my eyes. "I can."
"How?" Eli snapped and I swallowed.
"Because I'm family."
"He knew you were his niece. He knew you were Rob's daughter-"
"I'm not," I said quickly. "I'm not his niece."
Eli frowned. "What?"
"I'm his daughter."
"So Rob kidnapped you," Eli said after I had finished explaining everything I had found out. Richard and Jasper had left Eli and me alone, but I knew they were still watching us. "I'm gonna kill him."
"He killed your parents," I said . "I'm going to kill him."
Eli stared at me. "How do you feel?" He asked. "What he did... it's sick."
"I haven't given it much thought," I said honestly. "I don't want to think about it. He's my dad, Eli, and everything's a lie. I thought he cared about me. I know he didn't show it, but I thought he cared-"
"He does," Eli said stiffly. "He does care about you. He's a sick bastard."
"I just want to run away from all of this," I whispered.
"So do I," Eli nodded. "After I take everything away from Rob like he did to me. Do you know he had me watched while I was in care? He made sure I was never adopted. He waited till I was old enough for him to drag me into the Agency. He's controlled my whole life."
I glanced to the one way mirror. I could tell Richard was looking right at me. I looked back to Eli and then the mirror again. "Not anymore," I said lowly and took Eli's hands, squeezing them tightly. "He ruined your life. Tore my real family's life apart. He's indirectly murdered hundreds of innocents. We're going to stop him." I stood up and faced the mirror. "We do this and we're done. No more killing. No more missions. No more Agency."
Jasper walked in at that moment and narrowed his eyes slightly. "You help us and you get away from the Agency, but not us. Not your family. You can run from everything else but not us."
"I..." I faltered. The idea of a real family scared me.
"Not them," Eli said into my ear. "You deserve a family, princess. You deserve something good in your life. Don't run from them."
I looked at Jasper. My older brother. "Um..." I swallowed. "Okay." I nodded.
Richard walked up behind Jasper and smiled at me. It was a warm, fatherly smile that I had never seen before. "We are going to need both of your assistance to convince your fellow agents to join us."
"If you've managed to convince Daisy and me, of all people, I can guarantee you'll get everyone else on board," Eli muttered.
"Let's hope you're right. Follow me, guys," Richard said and walked out of the room. Jasper followed and Eli stepped forward but I pulled him back.
"Wait," I said and looked up at him. "You said I deserve something good in my life."
"You do."
I smiled ever so slightly. "I've got you in my life, Eli Reynolds." I flicked a piece of his fringe from his face. "Only someone as fucked up as I am would be able to put up with me."
"Oh I struggle to put up with you," Eli chuckled and wrapped his arm round my shoulder. "Let's go sort our fucking messes of lives out, princess."
Eli and I looked at the two doors in front of us. "I feel like a traitor," I admitted. "I shouldn't, Rob's the fucked up bastard, but I still feel like a traitor. We're about to go and turn all of our friends against the organisation that saved a lot of their asses. Rob has killed innocents, but a lot of these guys were fucked up before Rob turned them into agents-"
"Shut up, princess," Eli said. "Rob's the bad guy. He saved a kid from going down the wrong path but turned them into a puppet for him to control. We'll explain everything. Everyone will understand. They'll stand with us."
I chewed my lip. "I bloody hope so. The quicker we do this the quicker I can forget about all of it."
"Good luck, princess," Eli said and opened the door in front of him that led into the interrogation room where Tom was being kept. I took a deep breath and walked into the next room.
"Beth."
"Have you been tortured? I've not been tortured yet. What are they waiting for? Most people would've killed us by now-"
"Beth," I said and walked up to the table she was handcuffed to. "Are you okay?"
"Are you? I saw you get dragged away by Jasper. I thought he was a bit of a cock but that was a whole different level-"
"I'm fine," I said and reached into my pocket and took out the keys for the handcuffs. "I need to talk to you."
"Why the hell have you got the keys, girl?" Beth demanded. "Are we getting out of here? Yes, babe, I knew you were one of the best for a reason-"
"We're not leaving," I cut Beth off. "God you talk a lot of shit sometimes, girl."
"Hey," Beth gasped. "Tell me what's going on and I won't talk a lot."
"Shut up and give me a chance," I said.
"You're a bitch."
"I will handcuff you again," I warned and arched an eyebrow at Beth.
"Fine," she huffed. "Explain."
"Richard's my birth father, Rob kidnapped me when I was young. Rob and Richard are brothers and they created the Agency together but Rob went power and money crazy and is basically Satan resurrected and has made us kill innocent people for god knows how long. Oh and Rob also killed Eli's parents," I said smoothly. "We're going to take Rob down. You in?"
I waited a few moments for Beth to process the brief explanation. We went to Tom and Beth first because we knew they would be the easiest to convince to swap sides. Tom was Eli's best friend and Beth was mine. Once we had them behind us we'd then work out who to talk to next. Not every was going to be as easy to convince to turn against Rob.
Beth flipped her hair over her shoulder and stood up. There was a glint in her eyes. "Let's bring him down."
"This is messed up," Tom said as him, Beth, Eli and me all sat down in Richard's office. He had given us access to the security cameras so we could see all of the agents that were in the interrogation rooms.
We were deciding who to talk to next.
"Hampson owes me, I saved his life," I pointed out, looking at the screen that showed Hampson handcuffed to a table.
"Hampson won't be a problem to convince," Eli said surely.
"I'll take Mason," I said. "And then we'll talk to Jack."
"I'll talk to Carter," Eli said. "Tom can talk to Hampson."
"I'll talk to Max," Beth said.
"Okay," Tom nodded and looked at Eli. "Sorry about yelling at you about you running away, man, I had no idea about your parents or-"
"Forget about it. Let's just get this over with," Eli said dismissively and looked at me. "We're still leaving, aren't we, princess?"
"God yes," I sighed and stood up. "I just want a bloody normal life."
"Daisy, that may be impossible," Beth sighed and took my hand. "But we'll help you."
"Thanks, babe," I smiled. "Right, let's get going." I led the four of us out of Richard's office and we made our way to the interrogation rooms. I walked into Mason's room and he frowned at me when I entered.
"I was expecting to see you covered in bruises, sweetcheeks," he said. "You have a tendency to piss kidnappers off."
"We've not been kidnapped, Mase," I said and sat down opposite him.
"What have they said to you? What have they said they'll do if you turn on us? Did they agree to help you escape all this? They know you want to run. Is that it? Are you turning on all of us for your own selfishness?"
I smirked at Mason. "You're smarter than people give you credit for. I need you to listen to me Mason."
"You can't listen to a word they say, they'll say anything to bring us down. Bring Rob down."
"Rob isn't the good guy," I said slowly. "He's played us. Played us all."
"Daisy-"
"Shut up, Mason," I said sternly. "Rob isn't my father."
"You've made that pretty clear, you always point out how you're adopted-"
"Kidnapped," I said and Mason paused.
"What drugs have they pumped into you, sweetcheeks?"
"Richard is my dad. My deal dad."
"What the fuck?" Mason said.
I held the keys to the handcuffs up and arched an eyebrow at Mason. "If I uncuff you will you listen to me or will I have to beat the shit out of you?"
"I'd rather not take you on, sweet cheeks," Mason shrugged. "Now tell me what the fuck you're going on about."
"You in?" Mason and I asked Jack as Mason uncuffed Jack.
"I never did really like Rob," Jack admitted and stood up. "And he's going to pay for what he's done to you, and Eli."
"I'm glad you guys were easy to convince," I said and walked towards the door. "I'm not looking forward to talking to Blake or Kent."
"Or Emma," Jack added.
"Mason, that's your job," I said and rolled my eyes.
"I'll work my magic," Mason smirked.