Seductive Lies (The Benedict Brothers Book 2) by Tara Sue Me

Author:Tara Sue Me [Me, Tara Sue]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781950017478
Publisher: After Six Publishing
Published: 2023-08-21T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Knox watched his wife half-walk, half-carry the thin young woman from the library. He didn’t miss the look she shot him as she left. Jade was her client, and she’d made up her mind to protect her. He wasn’t sure that was the smartest thing to do, especially considering everything Kipling had brought up. But while his brother made sense, there wasn’t anything concrete in what he said. Or as Bea would say, it was all, “Circumstantial evidence and hearsay.” Besides, the woman didn’t look strong enough to hurt a flea.

“She’s homeless and starving,” Knox told his older brother. “Seriously, what do you think’s going to happen? She’s going to try to take us all down? Did you even look at her?”

“It’s not her I’m necessarily worried about. It’s the entourage of violence and attacks that seem to follow her.” Kipling looked over to Keaton, who was in deep discussion with Tilly. “Didn’t you say she was standing outside watching when Elise had the gun on Tilly?”

“She was, but Elise had nothing to do with the clubs or the attacks there and Jade helped me get inside.” Keaton frowned. “She looked so different then, like she could kick major ass.”

Alyssa stepped forward. “She’s probably been on the streets ever since. That’s a hard life.”

“How is it even possible they’re the same person?” Tilly asked. “When I saw her, she was dressed completely in black. You see her as almost a superhero, and Bea knows her as a street urchin. I have to say, Knox, I’m going to have to stand with Kip on this one. We don’t have a clue who she really is.”

“And we won’t know unless she decides to tell us,” Alyssa said. “Should I leave and come back later to pick up the papers you called about?”

“No,” Knox said. “No, I’ll go get them. I’d meant to bring them in here earlier and got sidetracked. I’ll just be a minute.”

He left the library and walked to the office he and Bea had taken over with the Brock case. Once inside, he was making sure he had everything when soft voices drew his attention.

The kitchen was across the hall from the office. As quietly as he could, he tiptoed out into the hall, making sure to avoid the third floorboard from the right of the office because it always creaked when someone stepped on it.

Bea and Jade were sitting in the breakfast nook with their backs to him. Bea must have found the pot roast and, not for the first time, he was glad Maggie always made enough to feed an army. From the looks of it, Jade had quite a lot to eat.

At the moment, though, the young woman had her head buried in her hands. Bea set a glass of tea in front of her and put an arm around Jade’s bony shoulders.

“I know what it’s like to have a difficult relationship with your guardian,” Bea said. “Though my situation isn’t as complex or as violent as I think yours, I know that pain.

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