The Devil's Due by Ali Vali

Author:Ali Vali [Vali, Ali]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781626397637
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2016-12-21T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

“So she’s okay?” Remi asked Cain as they finished their meeting in Cain’s home office.

“Emma’s mother did a number on her, but for the most part she’s fine. Sept did me the favor of coming by and photographing the scratch on her face and taking Hannah’s statement, so we shouldn’t have a problem once they find Carol.” Cain had spent most of the afternoon upstairs with Emma and the kids to give Hannah back the sense of safety Carol had stripped away. She doubted it was over, but nightmares only faded with the passage of time and with her and Emma being there to make them go away.

“Do you want me to send out some people to look?”

“If we were trying to find anyone else, I’d say yes. But it’s Emma’s mother. In my opinion, she needs killing. But she’s Emma’s mother. I won’t have that on my head, and I wouldn’t do that to Emma.” She sighed and tried hard not to yawn. After the last couple of days and all that had happened, she was tired. “She might want that kind of closure, but eventually Emma would come to regret that decision.”

“We’re here to help, you know that. My father is in love with Hannah, so he’ll probably call you tomorrow to say the same thing.”

“I appreciate both of you, but I’m leaving this one to Sept and Sebastian. Once all this settles, we’ll have to take a trip out to Biloxi and get the casino up and running again, but I hope it’s okay that’s it’s not a priority right now. Moving the structure inland saved us from a total loss, and the little damage we did have should be repaired by then.”

“Ross knows we’ll need him to come along, and he’s as eager to help as ever, considering what happened today. I saw him at the house earlier and he seemed afraid to come home, so you might want to talk to him.”

Cain smiled and shook her head. “I’m not that scary, am I?” They both laughed, which lightened the gloom that had brought her down all day. “You know how much I miss my father because I realize how close you are to yours. It’s not just about the advice he was always happy to share when I asked, but simply the talks we had about so many subjects. Da was a big reader, so we’d sit outside and share a drink on most afternoons, and he’d tell me about whatever he’d found interesting that day.”

“Papi’s the same way. Considering how close we are and how you and your father were, I’m not sure how well I’m going to handle losing him.”

“To tell you the truth, you don’t. Not really anyway. It’s the number of days that come after that loss that dull that pain, but it’s always there.” She got up and poured two drinks. She handed one to Remi and sat next to her. “My relationship with Ross has made me in a way miss Da more, but on the other hand helped me feel better.

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