Page 73 of Craved By the Mountain Man

“Looks that way.”

I look at Hannah.

She has gone pale.

She heard enough.

“He’s at the motel?”

“Checked in late last night. Not alone.”

“How many?”

“Three men with him.”

The three who came after Hannah.

“Police?”

“Already being looped in. Don’t do anything stupid before they get there.”

I hang up.

Hannah doesn’t speak immediately.

“What did he mean?”

I set the phone down.

“Declan’s done this before.”

Her face empties.

“What?”

“He gets close to women. Gets access to their information. Loans show up in their names.”

She stares at me.

“And those men?”

“They’re part of it.”

“Part of what?”

I hate having to say it.

“They use the debt to scare the women and control them.”

Her eyes widen.

“Oh my God.”

“Looks like Declan helps pick them.”

She pushes away from the island.

“No.”