Nash was a lucky fuck, scoring a woman like Georgie. She’d been through some tough times, but was still happy and friendly, on top of being beautiful.
Once Georgie had left the clothes—a long brown skirt and long-sleeved top in deep green—I left them outside the bathroom.
I knocked once. “Clothes are on the bed.”
“Thanks.”
I checked in with Nash and Landon. They’d cleared the scene and done some surveillance. I knew that meant no one had seen them. Both of them were good at being smoke when needed.
Nash’s message pinged on my phone.
Kamensky came by. No one answered. He looked pissed.
My lips twitched.
Good.
After that, a few guys who had to belong to Goodyear turned up and went in. They came out looking spooked.
That made me smile. Yeah, Goodyear was going to wonder where the hell his men had gone to.
Lili’s friend Ava-Jane was in the house. She’s being held captive and sexually abused by Goodyear.
What the fuck?
She told Lili there are three other women as well. We need to find them.
Tell Lili I’m on it.
I heard footsteps and looked up. My heart kicked my ribs.
The skirt looked great on her, and the T-shirt was a shade tight, so it hugged every inch of her chest. One thing I’d notice plenty of times was that Lili had been blessed in the chest department. She’d left her hair loose, and her cheek didn’t look any worse than earlier.
“I feel much better.” She smiled and plucked at the skirt. “And thanks for these.”
“There’re from Georgie.”
Her smile slowly faded. “Who’s Georgie?” She tucked some hair behind her ear. “Is she your girlfriend?”
“What? No. She’s Nash’s woman.”
Her face brightened. “Oh, great. Well, tell her thank you.”
“I’m going to take you to get some clothes. A few days’ worth of things, and whatever else you need.”
“Cole, you don’t have to?—”
I shook my head. “I’m going to ask Alessio to go to your apartment and pack it up. I don’t want you back there in case Goodyear or Kamensky are watching it.”
She instantly wrapped her arms around her middle. “Okay.”
“So for now, I’m getting you new stuff.”
“I’ll pay you back.”
I swallowed a curse. That was never happening. “Come on.” I gestured to the flat shoes Georgie had brought. “Hopefully the shoe’s Georgie brought over fit you.”
The shoes were a size too big, but wearable.
