All Screwed Up (Belial's Disciples Book 2) by AJ Adams

Author:AJ Adams [Adams, AJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Rex

“We turned out every drawer, every cupboard and checked under the mattress,” Mitch said, “but we didn’t find it.”

“Hell, what’s the damn thing worth?” I was digging through my desk, looking for the invoice sent by the cleaning company. Without it, I couldn’t complete the accounts.

“Twenty thousand quid.”

“She’s certain she left it here?”

“She says she tucked it in her bedside drawer.” Mitch was scratching his head worriedly. “But we checked, and it’s empty.”

“We’ve only her word that she left it there and as she was smashed every day by lunchtime, I’d hesitate to trust her word.” My desk was piled with papers, and I couldn’t find what I needed. “Check again and if you can’t find it, tell her to contact her insurance.”

“Mrs. Hyde is well named” Mitch sighed. “She accused the staff of stealing it. She says that if we don’t hand it back immediately, she’ll call Scotland Yard and damn us in the media. Maximum exposure, she said.”

“If she tries it, I’ll fucking bury the bitch.”

Mitch grinned. “She’s not in the MC, Rex. Thumping her is not an option.”

“You sure? Because she deserves it.” Yes, I was in a filthy mood. It had been a long and stressful weekend, and having Nathara Hyde hound us for her lost brooch wasn’t helping. Seeing she was a keen social media poster, an influencer among a certain crowd, I didn’t want her mouthing off. “I’ll phone her and tell her to back off.”

“Brianne’s having another look,” Mitch informed me. “She might find it.”

“Okay, let’s hope she does. How’s she working out?”

“She’s a good worker. And the feedback this weekend was excellent.”

“Glad to hear it.”

“I’ll go help her look,” Mitch said. “Just one more sweep. Just in case.”

“The silly cow probably stuffed it in her handbag and was too pixelated to remember.” But I was talking to an empty room. Digging through a pile of papers, I found the missing invoice, added the total to my spreadsheet and instantly found myself five thou in the red. “Fuck.”

“I know you love money, but that’s no way to get it into bed.” Lacy strolled in, relaxed and cheerful. She was wearing the polka dot dress, and as always, she looked terrific.

Without thinking about it, I smiled at her. “Where have you been?”

“I went to check on my ceiling.”

She had a guilty look, and it took me a second to figure out why. “What? I thought you were spending the day sunbathing!” When she produced a shopping bag, it dawned on me that she’d sneaked off again, putting herself in danger. “You left Perdition?”

A few days before, I would have locked the gates behind her, cheering all the way. But the weekend party had changed my mind.

At first, I’d practically had a heart attack as she’d teased both the bishop and me. But I’d laughed when she’d let us both off the hook and then cheered when she’d charmed him so thoroughly that I’d not had another moment’s trouble with him.

In fact, Lacy had proved a considerable asset.

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