Dark Justice by Kristi Belcamino

Author:Kristi Belcamino [Belcamino, Kristi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-12T16:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Two

I waited until morning to call Dante, but wasn’t able to sleep at all.

Something was fucked up, and I seemed to have landed right in the middle of it all.

When dawn broke, I dialed Dante’s number.

He was not an early riser. The restaurant business was a late-night game.

“Everything okay?” were his first words.

“I’m not sure.”

I told him everything.

“This isn’t good, Gia,” he said. “I can’t believe James had you speak to the detectives without an attorney.”

“Yeah. Now I realize it was a mistake. A big one.”

“What was he thinking?”

“Did you know he made a bid? Carlton?”

“No. It’s odd. It doesn’t make sense. I talked to him about the possibility of making an offer, and he told me I’d be making a mistake,” Dante said. “At the time, I thought it was because he thought it was a losing proposition. Maybe I misunderstood. I had no idea he wanted to buy the hotel. I had no idea he had the money to do so until just recently, when we started looking into the embezzlement.”

“How does he?”

“Not quite sure yet. It sure makes him a suspect in the embezzling situation, right?”

“A dead suspect.”

“Oh boy,” Dante said.

“I don’t like the way the cops are talking to me, Dante. They are trying to establish a motive.”

“They can try whatever they want. They can’t pin a murder on you that you didn’t commit.”

I frowned. “I’m not so sure.”

“I’m coming up there,” he said. “won’t be in until late tonight. I have some things to take care of down here first. I’ll book a room there, and let’s meet for breakfast?”

I instantly felt relief. “Thank you.”

“Don’t worry. Your attorney is top notch. I wouldn’t hire anyone else.”

“I know.”

After I hung up, I was filled with relief and exhaustion at the same time. My all-nighter finally hit me. Knowing Dante was coming took all the fight out of me. I could relax. I rummaged around until I found an old melatonin tablet and, after popping that, crawled into bed.

I slept until two in the afternoon.

When I woke, my phone showed several messages. And the hotel phone was blinking. I played the voice message back on it first. It was Detective Stone.

“We’d like you to come down to the station this afternoon, at your convenience, for some follow up questions.”

I hit delete.

While I was listening to the messages, James texted. “We still on for dinner? Five at my place?”

Um, yeah. He had some explaining to do.

“Sure. Unless I’m in jail for murder. What the fuck James? I’m supposed to come down to the station now. Why did you let me talk to them without an attorney?”

I held my breath, watching the text bubbles until his message popped up: “You’re going to have to trust me. I’m working on it.”

That wasn’t very reassuring.

I dialed Dante. He didn’t answer. He was probably on the plane already. I sent a text message. “Detectives want me to come down to station. Help.”

After I sent it, I worried it made me look guilty. Fuck.

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