Until You Tell Me by J.P. Asher

Author:J.P. Asher [Asher, J.P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Maraya21, M/M Romance, LGBTQ+
Published: 2024-01-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Rojas pressed his lips together while his sharp brown eyes darted between Gabriel and Jack. He said nothing as he held a hand out toward the conference table, indicating Gabriel should grab a seat.

Jack ignored Donovan and the other goon as he paced back and forth along the frosted windows. He lit a cigarette and one of the women looked at him and started to say something when Rojas, who was in the middle of a question to Gabriel, shook his head at her. Jack lit the cigarette and took a long drag before he put it in Gabriel’s hand. He was paying close attention to the questions being asked and the answers being given.

“You told Detective Sims that you and Ben Winters were in a relationship. Is that correct?”

“We dated, yes.” Gabriel glanced at Jack and took a drag of the cigarette.

“For how long? How serious was the relationship?”

“Um, we were together for, like, two years, I guess.

But we were…fighting a lot. I was going to end it. I did end it. He didn’t take it too good.”

“Did you end it before or after you met Mr. Misalov?”

Gabriel shot Rojas a look. “Before.” He rolled his eyes. “Okay, after. But what difference does that make?”

“The defense is gonna have a field day with this. You cheated on your romantic partner with a guy who paid you to fuck him.”

“Hey,” Jack started, taking a step toward Rojas. “Why does this even matter? You got Donatello. He sanctioned the hit. He put Winters up to it.”

Gabriel held a hand up to stop Jack. “Even if that’s how it went down, Jack’s right. What does it matter? It’s not like cheating is a crime punishable by murder.”

“It matters because the jury is gonna see you as a whore.”

“Rojas, what the fuck?” Jack growled.

Gabriel shot Jack a look that clearly told him he better butt out. “So what? So, they see me as a whore. I’m not the guy who killed two people.”

“But you could be the guy that instigated it.”

Gabriel opened his mouth to fire back at Rojas, but nothing came out. Instead, he sighed as he sat back in his chair.

“Rojas, that’s not true, and you know it.”

Rojas looked at Jack. “It doesn’t matter if it’s true or not. We need to figure out how to make a jury feel sympathetic toward Gabriel.”

Three more hours of Rojas’ grilling and Jack finally had enough. When Rojas tried to shove a photo of Misalov’ dead body in front of Gabriel, Jack wedged his body between the two of them and placed his palm on the photo. “Enough for the day. We had a long drive and I think it’s time to call it. He’s exhausted.”

“What are you, Carpenter, his mommy?” Donovan piped up. Then he and his buddy shared a good laugh.

“Fuck you. You’re supposed to be protecting him. Instead, you been stuffing your face and watching fuckin’ TV.”

“Detective, stand down.” Rojas hissed through his gritted teeth. “I suppose that is enough for today.

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