Betting on the Billionaire in Lockdown by Ivy Nelson

Author:Ivy Nelson [Ivy Nelson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary Romance, BDSM, billionaire, house arrest, Las Vegas, poker, Suspense element
Published: 2020-06-05T04:00:00+00:00

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“Mr. Foster, from now until your trial, you are hereby ordered to stay on this property. Our sensors will detect whether you are obeying these orders. If they are not adhered to, you will be remanded to the county jail. Do you have any questions?”

Memphis forced himself not to scowl too harshly at the officer who was explaining the details of his house arrest.

“I think it’s all pretty clear. Thank you, officer. And I’ll be permitted to attend weekly meetings at my attorney’s office and any court dates added to the schedule, correct?”

The officer nodded. “Correct. It’s our understanding that you have a female companion living here as well. Her movements will not be monitored in any way, but I would advise you not to use her to bring contraband into the home. While you are on house arrest, all drugs and alcohol are forbidden. Because pretrial house arrest is not as stringent, we will not be continuously monitoring for those substances, but your assigned officer could show up at any moment and drug test you or ask you to breathe into a breathalyzer. Again, any infractions will land you in jail until your trial”

He only half listened as the officer explained the ins and outs of house arrest and how his case was special because of his willingness to have a chip implanted. In some ways, that was working in his favor because it was allowing the department to test whether or not such a device was workable for other criminals sentenced to house arrest.

On the other hand, organizations like the ACLU might have a field day if they got wind of how he was being monitored. People were weird about chips.

He’d slipped out of bed early this morning to go for a long run through the neighborhood. His last for a few weeks at least. He just hoped this house arrest didn’t end with him in prison for twenty years. Which is exactly what would happen if he didn’t figure out who screwed him over.

The officer finished his spiel and demonstrated the tracking system. He also left a large stack of documents for him to read about house arrest and the fees he would be assessed for the city of Las Vegas to monitor him.

He flipped through the stack and carried it upstairs to the room he’d designated as his office. There had been much haranguing on his attorney’s part that allowed him to be able to continue working since it was essentially his business practices that were on trial. But after Jeremy’s impassioned plea peppered with numerous reminders that innocent until proven guilty was still a thing in this country, the judge had finally given in to the requests they were making. Bail should have never been revoked in the first place.

When the officer was gone, he paced his office and wondered just how much he should tell Rylee. According to his attorney, she should have known everything from the beginning, but it hadn’t been a simple thing to work into conversation.

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