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“Now, I’m sure Mr. Brennan would want you to cooperate with the authorities, Estelle. You get the records for Agent Colemen, please. Is there somewhere we could sit while we look at them?”
“Of course, Mr. Fury.” She swiveled and clicked away on her heels.
I was pissed at the interference. Of course, the woman would trip over herself to help him.
He leaned in. “You can thank me later.”
“Don’t hold your breath. Why are you here?”
“That’s a mystery for you to solve.”
16
KAVNER
We sat at a large, wooden table in a side room. The shelving units were covered in art objects. I picked up a glass cube, sending light reflecting around the room, before I set it down.
Across from me, London paced, her shoulders tight.
Estelle dropped files onto the table in an icy huff. “I’m sorry, but several files appear to be missing. There’s no sign of them.”
“Ones pertaining to Platinum Holdings?” London asked.
“Yes. It’s unusual, I assure you. Mr. Brennan keeps meticulous records.”
London nodded.
“Thank you, Estelle,” I said.
“No interruptions until we’re finished,” London said.
With a lift of her chin, Estelle was gone, closing the door firmly behind her.
London sat and bent over the files. There was already a groove forming in her forehead.
So focused. I wondered how it would feel to have all that focus on me. And not because she wanted to arrest me.
I’d dated plenty of women, but they usually saw money, power, influence. They rarely actually saw me. As Reath liked to tell me, I didn’t help the situation, as I often kept the real me hidden.
Growing up on the streets, it paid not to show your weaknesses. Plenty of predators were out there, ready to exploit them.
London made a sound. “Platinum Holdings purchased a William Tucker last March. Paid by transfer.”
“It’s a sculpture.”
She found a photo of it, and winced. “It’s…interesting.”
I snorted. “It looks like a blob of rock.”
She let out a surprised laugh. “It totally does.”
Then she frowned again.
“I saw that smile, Agent Coleman. I’m growing on you.” I sat down beside her.
“I was just remembering that it required you being here for Ice-Queen Barbie out there to give me what I wanted. For me, she dug her very high heels in. For you, she wanted to fling those heels off, along with the rest of her clothes.”
“You got what you needed.”
