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Daniel considered him. “Righto. The money is yours when you show me she’s been signed up.”
“I’ll send you proof within the hour.” The words were barely out before Norman scurried off like the cockroach he was.
With Norman gone, Daniel shook his head before returning to his room.
Rafe headed in the opposite direction of Norman. When he reached the outskirts of town, he called Elliot.
“We have a problem.”
“Do we need to meet up?”
“No.” Rafe wove his way through the trees, heading to his property. “But I need a favor.”
“Anything.”
“Norman lost another five grand to Hara, and Hara finally made his power play. He wants Vivian in exchange for the debt to be wiped.”
“That fucker.”
“It gets worse.”
“Of course it does. Norman didn’t agree, did he?”
“Surprisingly, no. He’s sworn that Hara won’t touch her, and he’s spent the last hour finding a way out of it.”
“And?”
“You remember the Australian she was flirting with?”
“Yeah.”
Rafe moved faster, speeding through the trees and dodging branches. “He’s going to pay the debt if Norman signs Vivian up to run.”
“Shit. Callum’s going to go ballistic.”
“I’ll deal with him. I need you to go and confirm it. Give it a bit of time and then go check if he actually goes through with it.”
Elliot was quiet.
“What?”
“Callum is adamant that he won’t participate in the Curusm. But if Vivian is in it…I don’t know.”
His friend sounded distraught.
“It won’t come to that. I’ve got this under control, and if all else fails, we’ll just have to move up our plans.”
“Without Mercer?”
“Without Mercer,” Rafe confirmed. That whole fuck up still pissed him off. “For now, we focus on this. With a little luck, Vivian and Callum will be headed for the border before dawn.”
“Are you sure? He could be valuable for–”
“It would be best. Get him out of here before shit goes down. One less person to worry about.”
Elliot sighed. “You’re right. Good luck.”
The call went dead.
