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“No shit.” I accepted one of the shot glasses and knocked it back quickly. “I think Beck’s been talking out of turn.”
Jasper glared at me. “What?”
I found another video, this one put up by another local news station.
“Sources from within the FBI and the local police department are being tight-lipped about the reason behind today’s arrest, but unnamed sources speculate it could have something to do with the death of Mrs. Ashby’s daughter-in-law, Bonnie Ashby, who for our viewers who might not know, was found murdered alongside well-known Las Vegas area bishop, Father Dietrich Mueller.”
“Fuck. That bitch is determined to get under my skin.” Jasper shook his head and refilled the glasses. “I need to figure out what to do about her.”
“Sadie suggested seduction. You might give that a shot.”
He snorted. “That might be fun, but I have a feeling even a good fuck won’t get her off the Ashby hate she has going on.”
“I suggest more than one good fuck. It has a way of scrambling a woman’s brains.”
It certainly had a calming effect on Sadie, and she was the most difficult, standoffish woman I’d ever met.
“And what, I should just show up at her place and offer her my cock?”
I barked out a laugh at his ridiculous question. “You really need to get out more, Jasper. All work and no play has put a serious dent in your game.”
He sent me a glare that reminded me of his angry outbursts as a kid, and I laughed even harder. “Offer her something, and through that, seduce her.”
“My game is fine,” he growled and knocked back the shot just as the phone rang on my desk.
“Thomas Kelly.”
“Thomas, it’s Andrew. I’m at the cop shop, and Agent Beck is playing games.”
I looked to Jasper and relayed the message. “What do you want to do?”
Jasper grabbed the phone from my hand, a dark scowl on his face. “What kind of games?”
I tapped the speakerphone button because this was Sadie, and I needed to know everything. Every detail. Jasper glared at me, and I shrugged.
Andrew sighed on the other end of the phone. “The same processing shit the old-timers love to pull,” he growled.
Sadie would hate that, being at the mercy of a little bitch like Addison Beck, playing games by fucking with the paperwork to ensure Sadie stayed locked up for a little longer than she otherwise would.
“I’ll come down,” I said.
Jasper glared at me, shaking his head to get my attention. “I’ll call Ellison,” he mouthed.
I nodded, knowing there was no point arguing with the man when his mind was made up. He was twice as stubborn as his mother.
“Fine.” I mouthed to Jasper. “But I’m still going down there. She won’t want any of you to see her after spending thirty hours in a cell.” For all her strength and power, Sadie was as self-conscious as the next woman of a certain age. She preferred to keep up appearances and to always look the part when she was out in public.
“Fine.” He turned back to the call. “Stay there until Thomas arrives.” He hung up the phone and stared at me. “Get her out of there.”
I smiled. “I will. I have a plan, Jasper.” Of course, no one ever bothered to ask, so I kept my thoughts, advice, and plans to myself, except when it came to Sadie.
* * *
Sadie stoodwhen the heavy steel door opened and wrapped her fingers around the bars. “Thomas. What are you doing here?”
I flashed a smile. “Springing you from this joint unless you’ve developed a fondness for orange jumpsuits and plastic trays?”
She rolled her eyes, and her delicate shoulders sagged in relief. “Fuck no, get me out of here.” A moment later came the questions. “Where are Andrew and Jasper?”
