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“Oh, he didn’t tell you? Regent paid me to break up with you.”
What? He had?
“Seems Regent had better instincts than me when it came to you,” she said.
“Bitch!” He sneered down at her. “What’s happened to you? You were never like this before.”
“Apparently, being kidnapped changes you.”
“I was going to leave town anyway. I couldn’t stick around with all that money and especially not after killing Campbell.”
She gasped, putting it all together. “You killed him and took the money?”
“Of course. Who knew Liam would pay all that money to get you back? I took his money and your brother’s and I left.”
“So why are you back? Why risk it?”
“Because your brother sent people after me,” Michael said, pacing. “They nearly found me. I need to go deeper undercover.”
“And this time, he’s taking me with him,” Eleanor said. “Your brother thought he could threaten me and that I’d tell him where Michael was. I would never betray my son. But to leave, we need more money. I bribed the doorman of Liam’s building a long time ago to let me know when anything interesting happened. Thought I might one day need some blackmail material. Imagine how happy I was to learn that he’d come back from New Orleans with you. Course I had to kill the doorman so he wouldn’t tell any tales.”
“What about your husband?” Lottie asked. What had Michael done with all the money he’d already gotten?
“What about him? Weak and cowardly. I’ll be glad to see the back of him.”
“So, your plan is to ransom me again? You really think that will work?”
“You don’t think Liam will pay up? I’m sure your brothers will,” Michael said. “I’m thinking ten million.”
“Wow, that’s pretty pathetic. And lazy. You could have put more thought into it and kidnapped someone else.” She knew that she shouldn’t rile them, but she couldn’t help it.
That bastard had her kidnapped twice. He deserved to rot in hell. Which is what would happen when Liam got hold of him.
“When Liam gets here, you’re dead, you know that, right?”
“Shut up!” Michael roared. “Liam’s not going to come here!”
Did the door open slightly? She tried not to look that way, not wanting to draw any attention to it. Diversion, she needed something to distract them.
“Oh, he is. Then you’re dead, you pathetic little worm!”
Michael stormed over to her. “Shut up!
“Don’t you understand?” Eleanor said evilly. “That money should be ours. Not his. We’re only taking what we’re owed.”
“The money is Liam’s. Not yours.”
“If your brothers had left me alone, it wouldn’t have come to this, Lottie,” Michael said.
“And what makes you think you can outrun them after I’m released?”
“Who said anything about releasing you?” Eleanor replied nastily. “We’re going to set up the drop-off, but tragically, you’ll die before anyone can get to you.”
“Well, now, that’s a mighty fine plan,” a voice said. Suddenly, an older man stepped into the large room. Lottie’s eyes widened. It was like she was looking at Liam in forty-odd years’ time.
“Who the fuck are you?” Eleanor screeched, reaching into her bag.
“She’s armed,” Lottie said quickly.
