Zero Apologies by Autumn Jones Lake

Author:Autumn Jones Lake
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781943950386
Publisher: Ahead of the Pack, LLC

Chapter Twenty-Six

Z

A couple days later, I’m still waiting to find out whether Myra talking to the DA will help my case.

I finally get a call from my lawyer with the information I need.

“We have our hearing tomorrow,” I say to Lilly as soon as I get off the phone with Sanford. The dude tried to reassure me, but the thought of Myra’s statement not helping and this thing dragging on sears my stomach like acid.

“I can’t go, can I?” Lilly says.

“You know the answer to that.” I love how much Lilly wants to be there and hate boxing her out, but it’s for her own protection.

“There’s no chance they’ll take you into custody again, right?”

Funny, that’d been the first thing I asked the lawyer too. “Sanford said there’s almost zero chance that would happen. I haven’t violated the terms of bail or committed any other crimes.” Well, except bribing that cop, but that’s really neither here nor there and not something Lilly needs to worry about. “But he also couldn’t one hundred percent guarantee I’d be walking out today.”

“Fucking lawyers,” she grumbles.

I chuckle at her irritation, but honestly, I like Sanford’s honesty. He never promises more than he can deliver and talks to me like an equal. Not that it’s his ass that could be going to prison, but at least he takes my case seriously.

The next morning, Lilly fusses and shoves me into something “presentable” for court. I’m dying to rip off the collared shirt, but she’s probably right. I should at least make an effort to look like a responsible citizen who doesn’t deserve to rot in prison, right?

Rock, Rooster, and Murphy go with me but we split up at the courthouse as soon as I spot my attorney.

Rock slaps my shoulder. “You got this.”

“Thanks, brother.”

Sanford’s all fired up when he sees me. Dude grabs my arm and it’s only the fact that I like him that stops me from ripping off his hand and smacking him with it. He pushes me into one of the attorney-client meeting rooms and shuts the door.

“I have excellent news.”

“About time. Spill.”

“First,” he levels me with a piercing stare, “do you know a Myra Simon?”

Shit. “I know of her. I’ve never actually met her. She’s the wife of a brother who recently left our charter.” Like, permanently.

He nods. “Well, turns out he confessed to her before he left that he burned down Malone’s. Did you know that?”

“Are you fucking kidding me?” I shout, pretending this is brand new information.

“This is as serious as it gets, Z.”

“No fucking kidding, it’s serious. I’m gonna kill that motherfucker when I find him—”

He tsks at me. “Please don’t share any future crimes you plan to commit. I don’t need to be disbarred this close to retirement.”

“It’s a figure of speech.”

“Right.” I swear he gives me the polite, lawyer version of an eyeroll. “Anyway. She claims he took off because he’d get into trouble with the club if they found out he participated in the arson.”

“Damn fucking right he would’ve.

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