Page 81 of The Kraken's Queen

“Then allow me to pay and bring the girl to me.” Mycommand leaves no room for argument. Considering the man before me looks like he’s about to piss his pants, I don’t believe that to be a problem.

I hand him the cashier’s check, and he inspects it. “I’m going to need to talk to my superiors about this. You good to wait, sir…The Guardian?”

“I have been waiting for years,” I say.

The man just furrows his brow in confusion but nods. “Right. Going to check that for you. If she can be bailed out, I’ll bring her to you. Honestly, your punishment is probably worse than what we have.” He laughs, but when I don’t join in, the man scrambles away.

I take a seat on the cheap plastic chair, crossing my right leg over my left, and place my folded-up hands in my lap.

And I wait for Isabelle Sinclair. The woman who murdered Erin’s abuser. She took care of James for me, so posting bail is the least I can do.

Yes, Oziel will meet his match with this one.

To be continued…