Savage Row : A Psychological Thriller by Britney King

Author:Britney King [King, Britney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781393949114
Publisher: Hot Banana Press
Published: 2020-11-18T18:30:00+00:00

Alex makes himself at home in the theater while we wait for Benny to show. I’m beginning to wonder if it’s actually going to happen. He kicks back and extends his seat, resting his hands behind his head. I take a seat in the row behind him. “You have to understand the mind of this felon, Amy. He lost something, and he thinks you took it.”

“What did I take?” I fumble with the button to let my foot rest out. Suddenly, the chair vibrates as a massager runs up my back. “I’m not the one who raped that girl.”

“You took his freedom. And now he has money. Money changes a person, Aim. It can make you feel invincible, even if it’s not real.”

“You’re a divorce attorney. How do you know this?”

“Trust me, there are few things nastier than divorce.”

“Ain’t that the truth,” a male voice says from behind.

Alex nearly jumps out of his seat to greet his friend. I nearly jump out of my skin. “Benny!”

“Alex, my man.”

I look on as the two of them do some weird man-hug ritual. I want to ask Alex how exactly money changes a person. Although, truth be told, I’d also kind of like to find out for myself. I’ve explained to Alex that I can’t afford his friend’s services. That’s okay, he’d said. It’s pro bono.

But he knows me, and he knows I can’t—or rather won’t—accept something for nothing. Alex suggests moving back out onto the terrace, which we do. He and Benny are deep in conversation, making out like I’m not even there. I have to pick the girls up in an hour and a half, and Alex and I still have another home to see. When I clear my throat and try to get down to it, both men look at me as though I have two heads. “What is it going to take to get him put away again?”

I swear Alex’s face loses color. “Aim, we don’t talk business before proper introductions are made.”

His friend stands there, arms folded across his chest, leaning away. His expression is half intrigued, half disgusted, and his eyes bore holes through me. After several painful seconds, he finishes giving me the once-over. Then he shakes his head and looks at Alex.

“This is Amy Stone. An old friend of mine from school.”

Finally, Ben Dugan breaks into a smile, extends his hand, closing the space between us in two strides. “Ben Dugan. Benny, my friends call me.”

“Nice to meet you, Ben.” I take his outstretched hand. “Amy.”

This doesn’t even seem real. I don’t know what I was expecting when I agreed to meet with Ben Dugan, but it wasn’t a well-groomed businessman in a suit and tie.

“Something wrong?” he asks, looking from me to Alex and back, his brow furrowed.

“If it weren’t, would you be here?”

“Ah,” he says, nodding at Alex. “A funny one.”

“Amy’s full of tricks.” Alex motions toward the patio furniture. “Here.” He slides a chair out. “Why don’t we sit?”

Benny Dugan is the first to take a seat.

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