Vendetta by Sarah Barrie

Author:Sarah Barrie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises (Australia) Pty Ltd
Published: 2023-09-26T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Finn looked up from his desk as Rachael stormed towards her office. ‘Ah …’

‘I see it,’ Linc said. ‘Are we brave enough to go find out what that’s about?’

‘You want to go first?’ Finn joked, but worry lined his voice.

‘You’re family,’ Linc countered. ‘She’s less likely to throw something at you.’

‘Rachael doesn’t throw things.’

‘Rachael doesn’t charge around with smoke coming out of her ears either. And yet here we are.’

Finn studied Rachael’s expression through the glass wall as he approached, saw the fury as she dropped her bag and snatched up her phone. ‘Ed, call me,’ she said and hung up.

He knocked. ‘Hey.’

‘Meeting room,’ she barked and stormed back the way she’d come.

They’d all just filed in when her phone shrilled. She checked it, hit speaker and gestured for Finn and Linc to sit down. ‘Ed.’

‘Sorry, just missed you, what’s up?’

‘Lexi’s being fired over some perceived, complete bullshit, misconduct allegation Cranbourne is using to suck up to the Feds.’

While Finn took that in, Ed asked, ‘Do they have proof?’

‘Only that surveillance of her getting on that bike and her own admission of previous affiliation.’

‘Sounds like a weak case.’

‘I’ll start the ball rolling with Industrial Relations.’

‘Lexi needs to be the one to do that. She’s not a child, Rach.’

‘But I can help her!’

‘Okay. Of course. But maybe hold off until I’ve had a quiet word. I’ll see if I can get some more details.’

Rachael sighed heavily. ‘Okay. Thanks.’ She ended the call and dropped her head back, rubbed her shoulders.

‘Lexi’s been fired?’ Finn asked just to check he’d heard right.

‘Yep.’ Her furious expression returned and Finn followed her gaze to see Cass at her door.

‘Rachael, a word?’ Cass asked.

‘Oh, I have more than one. And the title is inspector. Bring in another chair. Get comfortable.’

Eyes downcast, Cass nodded and complied. She’d just sat down when Matthews appeared in the doorway.

‘Unscheduled meeting?’ he asked.

Rachael stepped around her desk, preventing him from moving further into the office. ‘Your presence isn’t required.’

He scowled. ‘Whether or not you like the commissioner’s decision has no bearing on how this case is being run.’

‘I’ll call you when we resume our case.’

When he didn’t move, Rachael stood toe to toe with him.

‘Get out.’

Finn stood. He didn’t know what was going on, but Rachael had asked the guy to leave. He needed to leave.

Matthews lifted his hands, palms out. ‘Okay, if you want to be unprofessional … Have your little pity party. I expect we’ll be getting on with the case in say—’ he checked his watch, ‘—the next hour?’ It wasn’t a request.

‘Try dictating to me how this team is run one more time,’ Rachael said very quietly. ‘See what happens.’ She shut the door in Matthews’s face, locked it and turned around, her gaze settling on Cass. ‘Did you or did you not go over my head without so much as doing me the courtesy of letting me know your intentions?’

Cass’s face was righteous indignation. ‘Yes.’

‘And what did you think would be the result of that?’

‘Someone had to do something.

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