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Danny comes to me, rubbing my shoulder. “You all right?” he asks.
The guilt flares. “Yeah,” I breathe. Lie.
“I got the license plate.” James is on his phone. “Sending it to Otto.”
I walk into the house, stopping and listening to the noise coming from the kitchen. Rose. I walk to the door and see her fussing over Daniel. “Call me when you land,” she says as he rolls his eyes. “And school work before jet skiing or Xboxing.”
“Yes, Mom.”
I back out and carry on to the stairs, seeing Danny and James with Barney’s dad, words being spoken quietly, hands being shaken. “She will leave you both alone now,” Danny says.
“Dare I ask what you did?” Lennox asks.
Danny smiles, and it’s wicked. “I heard your house burned down.”
“Oh Jesus,” Lennox breathes. “You framed her?”
“You’re welcome.” Danny’s smile falters as he spots me at the bottom of the stairs. “You sure you’re all right?”
I nod and head to my room, and finding the biggest bag, I stuff it with as much as it will carry and as much as I can manage.
My lip wobbles the entire time.
It’s over.
He’s found me.
46
BRAD
* * *
I brush down the front of my new suit. “Pay five thousand fucking dollars for a suit, and it’s covered in lint?” I mutter, scowling at the lapel as I walk through the hotel lobby.
“Mr. Black, can I help with that?” Jeeves asks, coming at me with a lint roller.
I look at him, exasperated. “What the fuck’s going on with this?” I ask. I feel like a magnet for every bit of dust in the air.
“It’s the material, sir,” he explains, rolling up and down my sleeve. “Static.” He moves back and smiles at my finely clad form. “Very smart, sir. Special occasion?”
“Yeah, I’m meeting my son,” I say quietly, sinking one hand into my trouser pocket and walking away. And telling everyone I’m in love with Pearl. I might kill someone too. “Thanks, Jeeves.”
“Anytime, Mr. Black.” But perhaps never again.
I text Danny to let him know I’m on my way to the club.
Oh good. You’ve left the pity party. You missed a shoot-out, and I’m pretty sure Maggie chuckled for the first time.
What was she chuckling at?
Daddy’s machine gun
I believe it.
And the shoot-out?
Fury had an Audi tail him back to the house.
