Greed by Jennifer Snyder

Author:Jennifer Snyder [Snyder, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-10T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Gravel crunched beneath my shoes as I made my way back to the main house, taking in the scenery as I walked. Lorenzo’s estate was impressive. Besides the carriage house and massive garage, there were also a few storage buildings that looked more like warehouses, a large greenhouse, and another two-story building. Was it apartments? Maybe that was where Hawk and Vinchenzo lived. Or his guards.

As I passed the carriage house, the front door swung open. Sterling stepped out. He exhaled a slow breath and ran his fingers through his hair before he noticed me.

“I’m a dad,” he said. “I have a two-year-old. A little girl. I can’t believe it.” He started toward me and together we continued to the main house. “I could really use a cigarette. Have one?”

“I don’t smoke.”

“Of course you don’t.” He exhaled a loud breath. “I can’t believe I’m a dad.”

“I’m sure it’s a shock,” I said, trying to imagine what it must be like to be in his shoes. I couldn’t.

“That’s a bit of an understatement.” Sterling smiled. “She’s cute. Beautiful, really. She’s got my eyes and her mama’s little nose. She has Giselle’s wild hair too.”

“Will you get to meet her soon?” It seemed like the right question to ask.

“I need to find a way to show Giselle I’m serious about her. About being in my little girl’s life and not continuing to be the fuck up that I am. I’ve told her all this, but she doesn’t believe me.”

“Sometimes when words don’t hold as much meaning as we want them to, we have to rely on our actions to prove it to others.” I didn’t know where the words came from, but I knew they were true.

“That’s deep.” Sterling slapped me on the back. “I thought you used to be a genie, not a damn fortune cookie.”

I flipped him off and laughed.

After our laughter died down, Sterling asked, “So, what’s your plan next? Now that you have the tattoo, there’s no need for you to stay here. You definitely don’t need to get sucked into my brother’s world.”

“What kind of world is that?”

Sterling came to a standstill. I watched as he debated whether to answer my question or ignore it. “What’s your theory?”

“Drugs.”

“Good theory.” Sterling glanced around, making sure no one was listening. “Ever heard of Venom?”

“Like a snake’s venom?”

Sterling grinned. “Close. This is just as deadly, if given in too large a dose.”

“What is it?”

“A drug made specifically for shifters. It heightens abilities and their shifter form becomes more powerful. Lorenzo makes it. He’s the second largest supplier in the U.S. Greed was number one.”

My eyes widened. No wonder I wasn’t running up a tab with the guy. I’d inadvertently made him a lot of money by getting rid of his competition.

“Yeah.” Sterling nodded. He started walking again, and I did the same. “So, what’s your plan? Decided where you’ll go?”

“The Outer Banks. North Carolina. There’s someone there I need to find.”

He wiggled his brows. “A female someone?”

“Yeah.” I grinned.

“I hope you find her, man.

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