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“Of course I do.”
“I know I’ll get past it, but hearing all that about Dan Miller wasn’t easy.”
“Speaking of Dan,” Scott continued, moving her to the kitchen table, “there’s something we need to discuss. Sit down and I’ll get you some coffee.”
“I’d love some, thanks,” she said gratefully. “Where’s Jack? Is he still in the basement with David Clark?”
“Jack and David Clark are on their way to the island in a speedboat. They’re going to do some recon and possibly disable some of the booby traps.”
“Isn’t that dangerous for Jack?”
“Jack can take care of himself,” Scott replied, setting down two mugs of fresh coffee, followed quickly by a small jug of cream and a bowl of sugar.
“I’m dying for this,” she mumbled, adding the condiments and taking a sip. “Okay, I’m ready. What about Dan?”
“He’s been picked up from the police station. I can have him sent back to Los Angeles and put straight into a jail cell, or I can make sure Conchello finds him with the money from your bag.”
“Oh, my gosh,” she stammered, almost choking on her coffee. “You have that kind of power?”
“The people I work for do. They’ve given me the choice, and I’m offering it to you.”
“I don’t know what to say. I wasn’t expecting anything like this.”
“Would you rather not decide his fate? You don’t have to.”
“I want to, absolutely.”
“So, what’s it to be? Jail or Sonny Conchello?”
“Conchello will put him through a hell I can’t even imagine, and I want him to suffer,” she began solemnly, her voice suddenly hoarse. “I want him to regret what he’s done all the way down to the depths of his soul.”
“Conchello then?”
“I wish I could say yes, but I can’t do that to another human being, not even the man who murdered Manny.”
“For what it’s worth,” Scott said softly, reaching across the table and taking her hand, “I think you’re doing the right thing.”
“Thanks, Scott,” she whispered, swallowing back threatening tears.
“Dan and Jim will be transported back together,” he continued. “I’ll make the call in a minute, and Jim will be picked up in an hour or so.”
“Wow, that fast?”
“There’s no reason for them to stay. When they get back, the justice system will take over. My job is done, at least as far as Jim Parker and Daniel Miller are concerned.”
“Now you have your sights on Conchello?”
“They’ve always been on him, but yeah, him and his band of dirt-bags, but tell me, Elizabeth, would you like a brain break?”
“God, yes.”
Taking her hand and pulling her to her feet, he abruptly swept her up and carried her from the kitchen to a bedroom at the back of the house. His cock already stirring as he kicked the door shut with his foot, he dropped her on the bed and turned on the bedside lamp.
“But it’s still daylight,” she mumbled as he moved across to the windows.
“Not anymore,” he muttered, closing the blackout curtains.
With the low burning light casting its soft amber glow, he languidly peeled off her clothes, then devoured her mouth in a long, endless, leisurely kiss.
