Total pages in book: 159
Estimated words: 155775 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 779(@200wpm)___ 623(@250wpm)___ 519(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 155775 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 779(@200wpm)___ 623(@250wpm)___ 519(@300wpm)
“So The Team did send men after the girls at the airport?” Cash asked.
Limpy shrugged. “That’s what Vextar said. He escaped while they were busy. Someone’s head will probably roll for that. As soon as he was free, he contacted me and I stashed him in one of my safe places. I was taking him supplies when I found he’d disappeared. Next thing, he turns up dead. Don’t know who did it, but my guess is The Team. He’d become a liability. Dumb fucker.”
“Why would The Team come after Monroe?” Ralen asked. “The photo was already out in the open. She didn’t know anything about why he was in Las Vegas.”
Limpy shrugged. “Vextar told them that he hadn’t said anything to her. Apparently, they were concerned that he had. Didn’t trust him. Can’t blame them for that. Think they probably wanted to question her, see if she knew anything.”
“Is The Team still after her?” Ralen pressed.
“How the fuck would I know? I’m not a part of them. Thanks to Vextar.”
“Then why come after me?” Monroe asked. “With a knife?”
“Thought I’d get you for them,” he said sullenly. “That maybe it would show them I’m not a fuck up like Vextar. That I can be part of The Team.”
“So they didn’t send you?” Cash asked. “You just decided to fly down to Las Vegas and kidnap Monroe? How did you find her?”
“Vextar told me where she worked. Not sure if he told The Team that. Think he kept the details about her brief. Don’t know why.”
“So you wanted to get in with The Team and you thought that Monroe was the key to doing that?” Cash asked.
“Yeah, and see where that’s fucking gotten me? Some stupid bitch sprayed my face with shit and then stomped on my balls.”
Cash got right in his face, moving so fast that she swore she only had time to blink and he was there.
“Do not talk badly about my girl. You hear me?” His voice was so dark and cold that it sent a shiver down her spine.
Cash turned to look at her, studying her closely. She hoped that she had hidden her brief fear, but she knew how easily he could read her.
It was so freaking frustrating.
“So you don’t know if The Team still want Monroe?” Ralen asked.
“No. So if I was you, I’d watch my back,” Limpy said to Monroe.
“But I don’t know anything!” she cried. “I’ve got nothing to tell them. I know nothing about Vextar.”
Limpy shrugged. “Do they know that?”
“I don’t feel so good.” Monroe rushed out of the container with Dotty behind her.
Addie turned to Cash, “What now? What happens to him?”
“Don’t worry about him,” Ralen told her as he stopped the recording on his phone. “He’ll get taken care of.” He glanced after Monroe and Dotty with a frown.
She glanced over at Cash, who stared back at her with cold eyes. She wasn’t sure she liked this Cash. He was colder, more distant, withdrawn, but she also knew that this was a part of who he was, and that she had to accept it.
She had to accept all of him.
So, she just nodded. “What do you want us to do now?”
Was it her imagination, or did he give her a look of surprise?
“Go get your sisters and get in the car and wait,” Ralen said. “We’re going to need some help for this next part. Butch sent us a contact. I’ll give him a ring, arrange it.”
Cash nodded. “I’ll wait outside with the girls.”
53
Cash was finding it hard to come back into himself.
This always happened when it came to the more unsavory things that he had to do. He retreated to protect himself. Ralen knew and usually gave him some space. Although it wasn’t always possible to do that.
He knew from the concerned looks that Addie was giving him that she was worried about him. He wanted to reassure her that he was all right, but he couldn’t seem to do it.
They decided against going back to the girls’ house, and Dotty booked them into a hotel instead.
They all trudged into the room. It was the penthouse with three bedrooms. “There’s a sofa bed as well,” Dotty said. “I thought that maybe we wouldn’t want to be alone. I don’t know, but I prefer you all here. Is that all right?”
Dotty was looking shaken. He wanted to say something to reassure her, but nothing came to him.
So he simply grunted.
“Yeah, it’s fine,” Ralen said. “It’s for the best. Why don’t you go have a shower, all of you? How many bathrooms does this place have?”
“There should be three, one for each bedroom. I’m going to take this bedroom, all right?” Dotty disappeared into the closest bedroom and Addie thought that she should go after her.
“I’ll share a room with Dotty,” Monroe said, following her sister.