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“No, she didn’t know the fucking deal,” spat Tobias. “Because it’s not a fucking deal! It’s trafficking!”
“Look, all I know is that I paid half-a-million to have her for the weekend for me and my friends. Cook and I thought we’d have some fun first, you know, break her in.” Another fist came his way, and he cried out. “Fuck! Please, stop! I’m telling you the truth.”
“Oh, I’m damn sure you are telling me the truth,” said Tobias. “It’s just not a truth you’re going to live through.”
“Shit, I’m telling you what I know. We had our…” He wisely thought better of his next words and stopped. “We spent some time with her and then left to pick up the rest of the guys. When we got back, she was gone. Boss has had us looking for her ever since.”
“Boss? Who’s the boss?” asked Tobias. When the man only shook his head, he reared back his fist again.
“Okay, okay! Please, no more. Eddie Quinn.”
“Eddie Quinn?” frowned Billy. “Who the fuck is Eddie Quinn?”
“You would know him more by his businesses than his name. NutriHealth.”
“The healthy food and vitamin company?” frowned Billy. “He has an empire of online workout tools, videos, all kinds of shit. You can have your meals delivered to your home, all customized for you and your health, to ensure you lose weight or build muscle. He’s gotta be worth millions if not billions.”
“He is,” said the man, wiping his blood on his sleeve. “But he also spends and gambles. He makes it, gambles it, spends it, and then invests it and hopes to get a return. When he doesn’t, he takes it another way.”
“Where are the parents?” asked Tobias. William frowned at him. “Where are the fucking parents? The Mackenzies.”
“I don’t know. The old man was responsible for making sure the daughter was waiting for me. I’m guessing they probably left after that. They never stick around to see the outcome.”
“How often have they been used? The wife, daughter, and daughter-in-law. How often?” asked Bull.
“The wife only once. Eddie and his clients want young. The sister was used five or six times. The sister-in-law, at least ten. She was a bit twisted and kind of enjoyed it, got into it.”
“Did you kill them? The brother and his family?” William frowned, shaking his head, and the bodyguard did the same.
“I haven’t seen them in a few years. I spoke to the brother yesterday, but I haven’t seen him,” he said. “If they’re dead, Eddie or his men did it.”
“You called him boss,” said Tobias. “Is he your boss?”
“No. I run a restaurant and club here in Miami, but Eddie likes everyone to call him boss. He gets off on it.”
“Why?” asked Billy.
“Because he’s a shrimp. Napoleon syndrome all the way. He’s about five-four, five-five, something like that. He wears lifts in his shoes, even his running shoes. He works out and eats healthy to give the impression that he’s bigger, but he’s not. So, he gets his ego stroked in other ways.”
“And he doesn’t care that you abuse the merchandise?” frowned Tobias.
“He wants them broken in,” whispered William. He held up both hands, hoping to deflect any oncoming blows. “His words, not mine. Look, she knew nothing about it. It was planned that way. The father, Jason, he said she would never go willingly, and he was right. She was a fighter.”
“Damn fucking straight she is,” said Tobias.
He looked back at his friends and family, giving the nod that they needed. Nathan and Eric stepped forward as Antoine and Rafe walked across the boardwalk. They’d been watching in the wings the entire time.
“Wait. Wait, where are you taking us?” he screeched.
“Don’t worry, sunshine,” said Eric, lifting him off the sand. “You’ll be well taken care of.”
Tobias looked at Gaspar and Bull. They were the most senior in their group, along with his own grandfather, but he was with Gail upstairs.
“Quinn will have plenty of popular backing,” said Gaspar. “We have to catch this asshole in the act.” Tobias nodded.
“Maybe it’s time a few of us got more interested in our health.”
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
