Harlequin Intrigue November 2018 Box Set 2 of 2 by Cassie Miles Carol Ericson and Nicole Helm

Author:Cassie Miles, Carol Ericson and Nicole Helm
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises Limited
Published: 2018-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

She gaped at him like an idiot and then snapped her jaw closed.

Folding his hands around his glass, Cam leaned in. “She wasn’t an intern for some congresswoman?”

“Oh, yeah. She was all that, but she made the big money working as an escort—a professional girlfriend.” Tony cranked his head to the side to take in two men in suits talking at the end of the bar. “And I was her facilitator.”

“Her pimp, you mean.” Cam’s voice had roughened around the edges.

“That’s a harsh word for what I did. This is an upscale place, and when I ran into someone who was looking for that special girl, I referred that person to Casey. Sure, I got a cut of the action, but Casey was her own boss. She’d tried working for an agency, didn’t like it and struck out on her own. She just felt safe having me on her side, and man—” Tony wiped the corner of his eye with his towel “—I loved that girl.”

“Tony!” The other bartender called out to her coworker and then held up one hand. “Never mind. You can take a break. It’s slowing down.”

“Do you want to join us at a table?” Cam jerked his thumb over his shoulder. “We have a few more questions for you, if you don’t mind.”

“I don’t mind. Better you than the police. God, I hope they don’t get suspicious about the suicide story and start digging into Casey’s finances.”

“Suicide story?” Cam lifted one eyebrow.

“C’mon. We all know it was murder. That’s why you’re here, isn’t it?”

Martha’s eyes met Cam’s as Tony tossed his towel on the edge of the sink. He met them on the other side of the bar, and they crowded around a small cocktail table.

“Before we get started, I want you to know why we’re here.” Martha dragged the slip of paper with Casey’s handwriting from her purse and flattened it in front of Tony. “Casey left this for me where we kept our extra key.”

Tony smoothed his thumb over the words. “Inside the chair cover.”

“She told you about that?”

“Casey told me everything.” He picked up the note and pressed his lips against the paper. “That’s why she left this for you.”

Having left his beer on the bar, Cam took a sip of Martha’s club soda. “Start from the beginning. Are you the one who set her up with Congressman Wentworth?”

“I am, but the setup was a setup.” Tony’s gaze darted around the room, and he rubbed his upper lip. “Some guy who already knew about Casey’s line of work approached me. Wentworth had been in here a few times—they all make it to this bar eventually.”

“This guy wanted you to make sure Casey and Wentworth hooked up?” Martha crossed one leg over the other and kicked her foot back and forth.

“Exactly.”

“He targeted Casey, didn’t he? This man wanted Casey and only Casey for Wentworth. He already knew about her, knew she was an escort…knew she lived with Martha.”

Cam’s intensity had Tony shrinking back.

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