Damaged for Him by Farrar Marissa

Author:Farrar, Marissa
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Dark Romance, kidnapping, abduction, series, romantic suspense, captive romance
Publisher: Warwick House Press
Published: 2019-04-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

I’d hidden the files of papers and the briefcase, together with Paul’s gun, beneath my bed.

It was morning now, and time was running out. Even if my father didn’t look in the safe today, someone was going to start asking after Paul. I doubted anyone would go into the roof space and find the body, but his disappearance was going to look suspicious.

I needed to go through the papers I’d taken and get the briefcase open. I still didn’t know if it would contain anything useful, but it had been locked up inside a safe, inside a locked room for a reason, and I needed to check.

Trouble was that the compound was awake now, and I would be missed if I didn’t carry on as usual. I needed time to go through everything, and it was time I didn’t have.

I went down and ate breakfast, avoiding eye contact with anyone. I’d killed Paul, and I felt like I had the truth of what I’d done written all over me. I knew people were going to start asking questions about his whereabout sooner rather than later, and I prayed my guilt didn’t show up on my face. I wasn’t a killer—or at least I hadn’t been—but I knew now that I had it in me to do whatever it took.

Shortly after breakfast, my father caught up with me.

“Angelo? Have you seen Paul?”

I’d known it was coming, but still my stomach sank.

I shook my head. “No. Not since yesterday.”

“The asshole has done a runner. No one’s seen him since last night.”

I frowned. “Are all the women here?”

I wanted to divert attention from myself, giving Paul a reason for wanting to run. As I’d learned for myself, the main reason anyone fucked up around here was because of the women. Seemed everyone but my father was capable of losing his head over a girl.

“Yeah, all present and accounted for.” He paused and twisted his lips as he thought. “His phone is dead, too.”

“But his car is here,” I pointed out.

“So, he must be on foot, or he had someone pick him up during the night. He’d better not have betrayed me, or I’ll make him pay for it.” Silas Cassidy’s voice was hard with anger.

“Who else was on guard last night? Did they not hear anything?”

He shook his head. “It was Rufus, and no, he said he didn’t hear a thing, but my guess is that the son-of-a-bitch was sleeping on the job.”

I thought he was probably right since Rufus hadn’t heard my tussle with Paul or the racket I must have made hiding the body.

He hesitated. Was he wondering if he could trust me yet or not?

“I’m going to take the rest of the men out and see if there’s anything suspicious in the surrounding area—tire tracks or some sign that someone was here who shouldn’t have been. I assume I can at least leave you to watch over the women.”

I nodded, keeping my expression serious. “Of course.”

He jabbed a finger in my direction.

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