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Twenty-Seven
Seb
I leave Jamie when she goes to meet Jay and head back to Rick’s. I’ve received an invitation for the VIP event at Tempest for this Friday and need to discuss our play with Rick. I’m also keen to find out what else he got from Dom ‘cause I know that shithead is hiding something.
And I really need something to take my mind of the fact Jamie is at the station with Jasper. I’m starting to think that some of the stuff going on with Jamie isn’t all connected to whoever is threatening Dom, and that worries me.
I find Rick in his office talking to Max on the phone. He’s not been well, and I know how much Rick hates not being there for his son, especially because Max’s mother isn’t around. At least he has his parents, who have been amazing and always take Max when Rick needs to be away, understanding that Rick needs to work. Not only for his own sanity, but for an income too.
He looks up as I enter, and I call out a hello to Max. Rick puts him on speaker so he can talk to us both, and we spend the next twenty minutes talking to him.
Once the call is over, I ask, “Did you find out what Dom is hiding? ‘Cause that guy knows more than he’s saying about who’s doing this.”
Rick lets out a sigh and rubs at his temples. “No, I didn’t, but I do agree he knows more than he’s telling us, and that’s a big fucking problem.” He closes his eyes and rubs a hand over his face. “I’m going to put a tail on Dom. I’ve already called Dean, and he’ll be here tomorrow.”
“Wow. You must be serious to call in the big guy.”
“I am. I also set our PI on to Dom too. I don’t think this is anything to do with his job, it seems too personal, so I’ve asked him to look at his past. Everything. Family history, the lot. And, before you ask, I’m telling you this because I want you to be prepared in case there is anything in Jamie’s history.”
I consider his words for a moment before saying, “I’m not worried. I think Jamie told me her biggest secret this morning.”
Rick raises his brows. “I’m going to guess it was to do with Josh?” I give a nod. “Okay, well that’s her story to tell.” I read between the lines of Rick’s comment; that everyone has one. Even me.
I do, but it’s not some big, dark secret, in fact, anyone that reads the papers already knows my story. Which is probably why Dom hates me. Although, it does surprise me that Jamie hasn’t figured out who my father is yet.
“Are you concerned what Jamie will think when she finds out about your father?” Rick asks.
I don’t answer straight away. “What do you think? The man is a fucking demon, I’m sure of it. All he’s ever done is ruin everything good in my life. Why should this be any different, huh?”
“Because this is Jamie we’re talking about, and she’s more than capable of holding her own with your father. I can’t say I don’t wish to be a fly on the wall when those two finally meet,” Rick says with a low whistle.
“That’s assuming there’s a reason for them to meet at all,” I tell him. “Anyway, enough about my love life, or lack thereof. How about we talk about yours for a change.” Rick tells me to fuck off in no uncertain terms, but it shuts him up. “Okay, fine. Back to business then. I received my invite to the VIP event at Tempest last night, and I imagine Jay will have too. It’s for this Friday, and there’s still been no sign of the girl, Natalia.”
From what Rick has managed to piece together, these events begin as any normal night, but at some point in the evening, things change. If you’re lucky enough, or throw enough money around, then you’ll be offered the chance to partake in something a little different. Man or woman, so it seems. Unfortunately, every lead the police have had has turned up dead before they can talk. No surprises there.
The place has only been open for a year, but in the last six months there have been countless reports about girls being sold in high priced auctions, and several girls found dead. The girls are often found in the red-light district, no doubt to throw the scent off Tempest, but the police have been able to trace a couple back to Tempest.
“Damn. Do you think she’s dead?”
“I hope not. She may have just gone into hiding, but as we have no idea of the reach of these guys, I don’t know how long she’ll last if we don’t find her. It seemed to me like Tank was helping her, so maybe there’s something between them.” I shrug, pulling my phone from my pocket as it vibrates with a message. It’s from Jay letting me know they are at ours, and I finally relax a little now I know she’s okay. “Jay and Jamie are back at mine, so I’m going to shoot, but keep me posted on what Dean and the PI dig up, and I’ll let you know if Jamie got anything useful from Detective Dick. I’ll chat to Jay about Friday too.”
I try not to let my thoughts wonder to my father too much on the way home or the fact that on Friday I’ll have to be at Tempest, and that means leaving Jamie alone. I know Rick will have someone watch her, but it should be me. I don’t like the thought of someone else watching her, in any capacity, and I’m reminded of my words to Ryder about Cam not so long ago. If I didn’t get such a kick out of winding that fucker up, I’d feel bad for being such an arse to him over Cam.
Laughter greets me as I enter the apartment, and the light tinkling sound sends all the blood rushing to my dick. I step out of the hallway to find Jamie and Jay, heads together, watching something on Jay’s phone. I’ll admit that little green-eyed monster pokes his fucking head up, but I shove him back in his box. There’s no place for him here. Jay’s my oldest friend, and I know without a shadow of doubt he’d never break the bro code. Jasper on the other hand? Yeah, that cocksucker wouldn’t even blink before going after someone else’s woman.
“Hey,” I say, as I stride over to them and drop down beside Jamie. She’s jostled slightly from the force and ends up leaning into me. Yeah, I like that.
“Hi,” she breaths out, laying a hand on my thigh to push herself upright. The feel of her fingertips so close to my already semi-hard cock have it throbbing painfully, and once Jamie is sitting upright again, I have to adjust myself. Her eyes meet mine, becoming glassy as her skin flushes and her tongue darts out between her lips, wetting them and leaving a glossy shine that demands I taste her. I feel myself leaning in to do just that when a cough comes from the other side of her.
The spell is broken as she looks away, and I clear my throat before asking, “So, how did it go at the station?” I see the small look that passes between.
“It was fine. Jasper didn’t tell me anything we didn’t already know, and I gave my statement and left,” Jamie tells me, but her fidgeting hands tell me that’s not the whole truth.
“Okay. Now do you want to tell me the bits you missed out or am I meant to guess?”
“I don’t know—”
“We were split up and had to give separate interviews. No big deal. We did meet someone that knew Jamie’s doppelganger, though,” Jay says, obviously trying to steer me away from the fact Jamie was alone with Jasper.
