Touch of Evil by C. T. Adams & Cathy Clamp

Author:C. T. Adams & Cathy Clamp [Adams, C. T. & Clamp, Cathy]
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy
Published: 2009-04-23T23:08:35+00:00

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Chapter 10

I used the speaker phone to call Ramon. It left my hands free to strap on the wrist sheaths and slide in my knives as we exchanged initial pleasantries. He seemed genuinely delighted to hear from me, which was nice. He'd been very concerned. "Something in Celeste's voice when she spoke about you frightened me."

"Really? So why didn't you call her on it? You've never been scared of her before."

"Kate, Kate, Kate. Since that afternoon we barely speak except through our attorneys. But the business is in bom our names, and there are things that simply must be taken care of."

"That afternoon?" I had to ask. Stupid me. The question just popped out of my mouth before I thought If I had taken time to think I would've known the answer and stayed out of the middle of it. Their personal life was their business, not mine. I didn't need to get in the middle. But, like most people, he took the words at face value. "I still love her, Kate. I swear I do. But she did the unforgivable. We had a new artist. Brilliant, really. He took postmodernism to a whole new level. We were grooming him, as we always do with a new find. Celeste apparently decided to take a more personal role in his development." The words were harsh—wet with long spilled tears. I knew that sound.

"You caught them." It wasn't a question. It didn't need to be.

He sighed and it spoke volumes. "In my own bed. Surrounded by the beautiful art that we collected together over a decade." He paused. "I threw her out. On the spot."

My eyebrows dropped so far that I could see the individual hairs at the edge of my vision. "So what exactly is it that you need me for?"

His voice brightened a bit. "The judge awarded me the house in the divorce. Five days ago, I went to work like normal. Apparently while I was out, she got there with a locksmith and changed all of the locks. I went to court and got an order of eviction. She never showed up at the hearing, so it was easy. The problem is, nobody can get her served."

Ah! Now the problem was becoming clear. "I don't do service of process, Ramon."

"It's just a delivery, Kate. She likes you. You can get close enough to give her the papers."

I intended to get close to Celeste. Close enough to do a little intimidation. I needed to know if she had any information on Monica's plans. I was pretty sure she did. Just one of those feelings of mine that Larry had been so enamored of. But it didn't make sense for Ramon to call me. He knows full well what I do, and what I don't do. I don't do process service. I leave that to the professionals.

"Did you try a private process server? That's what they do."

"I've tried five different companies. Twice. Nobody will go back."

What? Some of those guys would saunter into Five Points during a Bloods/Crips war.

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