Chapter 18

Caylee stepped out of the elevator to see Raul and Brodie waiting.Raul opened the back door of his car. "You know your daddy just might shoot us."She froze with her hand on the top of the open door. "Really?" God, she didn't want them to get in trouble.Brodie chuckled. "No, he won't. He won't be happy with us, but he'll understand when we tell him you would have gone alone."She exhaled. "Okay."On the way to the prison, she listened to the guys talk in the front and only answered their questions. She stared out the window, hoping she was making the right decision. It had been on her mind for a while, and she knew if she chickened out, she'd regret it.They pulled up to a large metal gate. The wall around the facility had to be over ten feet high with wicked-looking barbed wire on the top.Brodie talked to a security guard who came out of the room on the side. After a minute, the gates opened slowly, and it felt like she was in another world when they passed through. There was no color or softness to the place. It was all stone, barbed wires, and steel, with very few windows for people to look out of.They came to a stop, and Raul opened her door. She got out and stood staring around."Are you sure about this?"Caylee looked up at him and nodded.He sighed, took her arm, and led her to a big gray metal door. She heard the bolt unlock before Brodie opened it for them.They came to a desk where the three had to sign in, and the guys had to hand over their guns and anything metal. Then they went through a metal detector and waited for a guard to open another door."Are you here to see prisoner Terry Jones?" a man behind a tall counter asked."Yes, sir," she said."And who are you?" he asked the guys with her.Raul squeezed her shoulder. "We're FBI agents and friends with this woman.""That's good. She's going to get a lot of attention.""We figured," Brodie said."The visitors' room is through that door. Another guard will let you in, and another will stay with you. You've got ten minutes."Caylee swallowed and nodded. "Yes, sir."They got into a fairly large room, and several tables were already taken. Fortunately, the one closest to the door was open, so she sat there and waited. She was aware of the whistles and looks she was getting but ignored them. It made her feel much better knowing she had the guys behind her.A door to the far end opened, and Detective Jones walked in, wearing an orange jumpsuit. His legs and arms were shackled, so it took him longer to get to her.She could tell when he recognized her and was shocked. Then a gleam of evil filled his eyes. "Well, well, well. If it isn't the little cunt that got me arrested.""No, you did that," she said.He sat opposite her. "What the fuck do you want?""I needed to see you here and the place where you'll be here for the rest of your life.""I have the possibility for parole in thirty years, bitch."She shook her head. "It will never happen. I will personally make sure you stay where you belong. I've already started making a list of people we found that you kidnapped and sold." She didn't understand the fear that crept into his eyes and how he looked around before focusing on her."Keep your fucking voice down.""Why? It's not like I'm yelling," she said."Just do it. Now, what else?""It's amazing how much older you look already.""Fuck off.""Where are the others?""I don't give a fuck.""One more question. What in the world made you do something so horrific and destroy so many lives?"He shrugged. "It was mostly the money.""You have no feelings at all about the people?""Not really.""So, you're what people call a psychopath?""Fuck you.""People like you should be put down like the rabid animals you are." She stood and walked to the guys. "I'm ready."She stopped at the door before going through and waited until the bastard got to the one he would go out of."Hey, Jones," she yelled. "You better pray for forgiveness for all the women and children you raped and killed."Her men started cursing, and the other prisoners in the room looked at Jones with fury. Jones screamed at her and fought the two guards who were trying to pull him from the room."I hope you get everything and more for what you've done. Have a great life, you bastard." She let the men pull her out of the room, and the guard locked it behind them.They made it out to the car and drove through the gate when the men spoke up."You know what you did, right?""What?""You just signed his death sentence. Prisoners don't like child molesters and rapists.""So, they'll hurt him?""Hell, yes. And then they'll kill him," Raul said.She exhaled and nodded. "Then justice will be done. I hope they hurt him a lot."Both men chuckled."You amaze me, honey," Brodie said. "I didn't think you had a mean bone in your body.""I didn't before this, and I'd like to think I'm not being mean so much as helping get a monster from the earth. The state will save money, and we won't ever have to worry about him again. It's a win-win for everyone but him.""Are you done with your vengeance?" Raul asked."I'd like to visit a few more of them.""They won't ever be letting you back in that prison because the others are there, too.""Damn. But there's a chance the prisoners will hear that they were all together and take out every one of them. Isn't there?"Brodie snorted. "Yes, there's a high possibility that will happen.""Okay." She turned and looked out the window. A peace she hadn't had in so long filled her. Her life was finally on track, and she'd met a wonderful man who cared about her. She'd done everything she could to help take out the bad guys, and she had a home and a job with The Safe Haven organization, so she would continue to help people. It was something she'd always loved to do.They pulled into the underground parking and parked by the elevator. Both men got out, and one of them opened her door."I want to thank you guys so much." She hugged one and then the other. "You helped me more than you'll ever know.""You won't scare us like this again, will you?" Raul asked."I'll try not to."Raul snorted."You guys don't have to go up with me," she said."We'll make sure you make it to your condo," Brodie said."Okay."