Page 107 of Devilish Debt
The sight of the woman I’ve fallen for lifelessly slumping in his arm sends my heart plummeting to the pit of my stomach.
“You can rest assured, Mr.Fiorenzo.”She waits until I’ve pivoted to face her to continue.“Miss Henderson – much like Mr.Garcia – is alive, just momentarily incapacitated.”Fear wrinkles my forehead prompting the slender, golden beige skinned brunette slowly approaching to officially introduce herself.“I’m Princess Temperance Weslington.”
Between the accent and the similar features, she shares with her brother, that much is apparent.
“And I am here to make you a deal.”
“I already have a deal,” I announce, voice shakier than I intend, “with your brother.”
“Yes, I am aware.”Her tight, peach dress bearing frame stops in front of mine as do those of her security details.“However, I am here to strike adifferentdeal.Your friends-”
“Partners!”
“Whatever,” she emotionlessly brushes off, “for the location of the golden discovery you finally managed to make today-”
“How do you-”
“Pathetic that you think I would be stupid enough tonothave an inside source onhisteam.”
“What’s-”
“To stop him from having one on mine?”The eye roll I’m given is far from amusing.“His lack of vision as well as execution.He’s practically the equivalent of walking chlamydia stuffed into a designer suit with a cocaine addiction.”
Didn’t know about the former.
Well aware of the latter.
Pretty sure we saw him do a line before we left from his birthday party.
“As I was saying, I will take theactuallocation of where you found the treasure, along with all the information you’ve collected and decoded regarding it – including the original, lost clue my sibling provided for you.”There’s no time to even consider objecting.“You give methat,and I’ll returnthem.”
“But if I give that to you then your brother will kill me!”impulsively pours out of my mouth.
“And if you don’t, I willkill them.” The corner of her lip kicks upward.“Quite the little conundrum you’re in, isn’t it?”Temperance tauntingly leans a bit closer.“You have to decide who is more worthy of saving.You or the two people you’ve come to care about most in this world.”
Chapter 21
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Am I lawyer?
No.
Do I play one on TV?
No.
Can I spot bullshit on The Serengeti like I’m the king of the pride who hasn’t eaten in almost a month and will be damned if that stops him from defending his territory?
Fuck yes.
Slamming my back into the couch cushion is attached to me growling, “Our contract stated-”
“Your contract stated that we – Fyght or Flyght – would actively run interference to prevent any opposing, outside agencies from takingextermination contractsagainst Mr.Garcia, Ms.Henderson, and you, Mr.Fiorenzo.”Marshall-Green, the shifty prick on the other end of the video chat arrogantly grins.“Your contractdid not includea clause regarding kidnapping.”
“And if the kidnapping leads to the aforementioned extermination, asshole?”
“Ah,” he lifts a condescending finger, “this is where wording mattersin particular.”Another smug smile is delivered.“Mr.Garcia – while a worthy adversary in many ways – failed to include contingency clauses for such circumstances.”
