Page 83 of Worth of Waste

“When will the bail be paid?” Dino asked, not caring to involve himself in the other conversation.

“As far as I know, your brother will be on his way to pay for it now. If you’re lucky, you’ll have those cuffs off before we even leave this building.”

Dino frowned. “Theo was here.”

“You did hear me say that he hired me, yeah?”

“Yeah, but—”

“Oh, he said he was taking the money from your account, too.”

Of course, he did.

Dino sighed, standing when the bailiff came his way. “He should have minded his own business.”

Kon eyed Dino curiously. “You’re his brother—you are his business.”

Well, Dino wasn’t willing to argue that point, either.

Sure enough, Kon had been right. Before Dino was escorted out of the building and back into the caged van that would deliver him back to the jail, his lawyer showed up with bail papers in hand, handing them over before Dino’s cuffs were unlocked.

He rubbed at his wrists. “Thanks.”

Kon shrugged. “It’s what I do. Next month, we’ll be back here to set a trial date.”

“Don’t bother to drag it on,” Dino said.

“I could—it would give us some time. That’s always a good thing, Dino.”

He didn’t need a lot of time.

He just needed a little.

“I’m not going to prison,” Dino told the lawyer.

Kon cocked a brow. “Give me time, and you certainly won’t, no.”

“We don’t need time.”

He said goodbye to the lawyer, rounded the front steps, and came to an abrupt stop. Standing just a few steps down, apparently waiting for him, were his uncle and his brother. Theo didn’t look particularly happy to be there with Ben, but there he was nonetheless.

At the sight of Dino, Ben smiled.

It was one of those chilling smiles Dino had seen many times over the years of his life. A smile that knew exactly what was happening, and displayed how pleased he was for it.

Ben DeLuca was a snake in Dino’s grass.

One that had taught him time and time again to trust no one.

He needed to rid himself of that snake.

“Ah, you made bail,” Ben said.

Dino stayed expressionless as he walked down the last few steps to meet his uncle and brother. “Seems so.”

“Lucky, nipote.”

Dino didn’t think so. “I had a good lawyer.”