The Darkest Link (Second Circle Tattoos) by Scarlett Cole

Author:Scarlett Cole [Cole, Scarlett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2016-08-30T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

“You ever mind the speed limits, babe?” Reid asked, a pinched look on his face.

“This coming from the man who drives a racing bike like the hounds of hell are on his heels,” Lia answered, but took a look at the speedometer anyway. Whoops. Somehow speed always crept up on her.

They were both on edge as Lia veered off the bridge and took the exit to Star Island. All the moment needed was the gunfight music from that movie starring Clint Eastwood as a cowboy that she could never remember. It’d already felt like a battle of wills between her and her father, but as soon as Reid had insisted on coming with her it became a showdown.

She looked out over the bay and focused on the water. The sky was gray and the water choppy. A storm was brewing, which seemed incredibly prophetic.

As she pulled onto the road that ran down the center of the island, Lia killed her speed a touch.

“Exactly how much influence does your dad have when it comes to the courts and stuff?” Reid asked, his elbow propped on the open window. “I’m curious whether your dad and Winston being friends could have any real implications on Nathan’s trial, especially since we might see him there today.”

Lia had given it considerable thought. “It’s not just how good he is at what he does in the courtroom, it’s all the other stuff he does to make sure he wins. Like, he schmoozes all the influential judges. They’re part of the same golf club. He even went to law school with some of them.”

“But wouldn’t the judge have to recuse himself if he and your father were friends?”

“The problem is that my father isn’t actually Nathan’s lawyer. And my father knows how to plant seeds without crossing lines. He would never do anything quite as flagrant as telling a judge which way to rule or which day-to-day decisions to make in the courtroom about what to allow or overrule, but he has this uncanny knack of making you doubt yourself until your opinion lines up with his.”

“I can see that, babe. It’s the reason we’re on our way to his house. And it really bothers me.” Reid tapped on the outside of the car door, a steady drumming. “You honestly believe your father could have that much influence on the case?” he asked. He looked over at her, tilting his chin so he could look her in the eye over the tops of his aviator sunglasses. He looked so damn handsome in the dark shirt he’d decided to wear. When he’d said he was coming with her, she’d imagined he was going to make some kind of stand in one of his T-shirts with his tattoos on display. So she’d been surprised when he emerged after his shower in jeans and a black long-sleeve button-down despite the warm temperatures.

“I do. And while there’s every chance I’m overthinking it, I don’t want to leave Harper out to dry.

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