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FBI… What the fuck was he doing here? Our paths shouldn’t have crossed ever again. He was supposed to make sure of that.
For one of the first times in my new life, I froze. Froze because seeing someone associated with the life I left was too jarring to keep me rooted to this charter. Frozen because the man that was in front of me was someone I had wanted to see for years but knew it would never be possible.
But if he was here, it meant that something was going on with this family. Something that should scare me. Because Jonson never got involved in something that wasn’t filthy. He was somehow the most and least trustworthy FBI agent I had ever met… but he sure did stick up for those he believed in.
Unlike the cops at his sides, the ones glaring at us and whispering God knows what under their breaths, he had a moral code. One that was a bit twisted, but one that existed nonetheless.
I snapped out of it quickly, remembering exactly why the fuck I was here.
Look at him. Because if you don’t, people will notice. Ryan put you in charge, so act like it.
“We don’t need any more FBI agents here,” I said to them in a low voice. Finally, my eyes met those brown ones. I couldn’t help but notice how the years apart had aged him. How the stress from the job had worn on his face and grayed his hair.
The man behind him scowled, but Agent Jonson’s face stayed still.
“I have some questions for Mrs. Bennett about her husband,” Agent Jonson said, venom seeping into his tone. He nodded toward the agent at my side. “Take the kids. This isn’t for them to hear.”
When the agent began to move, my grip shot out to hold on to his wrist.
“We don’t report to the FBI,” I reminded. “Whatever this is, needs to—”
“Are you infringing upon our investigation, agent?” Jonson said with a raised brow. “I want to remind you that I have the power to throw you in jail with the rest of your team.”
“I am just saying—”
“You should be assisting with the investigation, and it is perfectly legal and in no way harming Mr. Bennett’s family,” he said, as if scolding me. His tone was not missed by the people around us.
I hated when he used that tone on me.I almost forgot what it felt like to be around him. I had to suppress my pout.
“Take the kids to the kitchen, make them some warm milk or something,” I said to the agent next to me, letting go of his wrist.
“I’m not a babysitter,” he huffed under his breath.
“Care to repeat that?” Ryan’s voice caused us both to jump. I hadn’t heard him approach. He stood taller than Jonson, but the FBI agent didn’t seem to be bothered by it. He just looked up at him with a small smile.
“Oh, Ryan, nice to see you again,” he said with mock politeness.
The agent at my side used that as his cue to escape with the children. I maneuvered myself closer to Mrs. Bennett, acting as a sort of shield for her. She gave me a grateful smile, but it only caused my suspicion to grow.
What did she do?
“I wish I could say the same, but your cop buddies have my men arrested for aiding and abetting? Care to tell me what that’s about?”
Jonson smiled and turned to Mrs. Bennett.
“Maybe Mrs. Bennett would be able to help? Want to share what you know about the jewel we found in your husband’s office? The story in the news was that it was stolen, but it looks more like a bribe to me.”
Her eyes widened.
“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” she said in a scandalized gasp.
Jonson fished out a bag from his pocket, one that contained the brightest emerald I had ever seen.
“It was placed really prettily in his safe,” he said. “Along with a few others. And loads of cash. We received intel that your husband and his entourage were seen leaving the same hotel as Julian Otero with a suspiciously heavy bag. The arts dealer reported the emerald missing the same night. But why have this and so many others in his safe? My guess is Otero wasn’t happy with the cards your husband dealt.”
What is he going on about?
I wouldn’t put it against the senator to do something like accept a bribe, but this all seemed too convoluted and circumstantial at best, unless…
