Contempt (Sin City Salvation Book 3) by A. Zavarelli
Author:A. Zavarelli [Zavarelli, A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-24T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter 45
Madden
âHey.â Tori waves at me from a booth near the back of the diner.
The section is closed off to other patrons, and Iâm not sure whether I should be relieved that sheâs chosen some level of privacy for whatever sheâs about to tell me. Iâd be lying if I said I hadnât considered all the possibilities of what might go down today. As I drove home and replayed our brief conversation in my mind, I remembered the one I had with Adam following the incident in the pool house. He warned me that Tori could be trouble. He said she could invent stories that didnât really happen if I wasnât careful. Before, I was doubtful, but after Last Rite shot to fame and I dealt with vipers like that every day, Iâve become skeptical of everyone.
I figured out pretty quickly when people know your name and the size of your bank account, you walk around with a target on your back. Innocent fan photos turn into media fodder, along with whatever story they choose to sell that day. There have been plenty over the years. The result is always the same. They play hardball with my attorneys, making idle threats about ruining my reputation until they get what they really wantâan undisclosed amount of cash to send them on their way. Iâve written more of those checks than I can even count, but it was never about my reputation. It was always about protecting the people I care aboutâZoe, the band, my brotherhood, and hell, if Iâm being honest, even Bianca.
But as I slide into the booth opposite Tori, thereâs one undeniable fact. The media already sent me to slaughter, and thereâs no reputation left to salvage. So if sheâs planning to exploit me, sheâll have to get creative.
âI didnât know if youâd actually come.â She offers me a nervous smile.
âI didnât know if I would either,â I admit. âBut I wanted to hear what you had to say.â
She nods, and I canât help noticing sheâs not wearing her uniform today.
âItâs my day off.â She glances down at herself and shrugs. âI just figured⦠this was neutral territory.â
âProbably wise,â I answer.
âI heard about Adam.â She folds her hands across the table and meets my gaze.
âThen I suppose youâve heard about me, too.â
A spark of anger flares in her eyes. âItâs really shitty what happened to you, Madden. I canât even imagine how it felt to be thrown to the wolves like that.â
Her reaction isnât what I was expecting. Iâm not used to anyone giving me the benefit of the doubt. And given that Tori has a history with Adam, I was already prepared for her to condemn me, too.
âArenât you even going to ask if I did it?â I cock a brow at her.
âI donât have to.â She dips her gaze and swallows. âI never believed that bullshit. Well, other than the fact that you were in love with Bianca. That was obvious. But the rest⦠I knew youâd never hurt your brother.
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