The Crowned Garza by S. Ann Cole

Author:S. Ann Cole [Cole, S. Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: S. Ann Cole
Published: 2023-11-09T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

“Blackmail material.”

Tillie

“TAKE ME TO LAX,” I say when he drops the handbrake.

He speeds out of the airfield. “Certainly.”

We don’t talk for the drive. No doubt, his mind’s already crossed out “Get Tillie off the plane” from his to-do list and has moved on to the next thing.

That’s what his entire life is, isn’t it? Solving one problem after another, zero social life, always on call. No wonder he’s still a virgin. When would he find the time to ensnare that precious wife he’s waiting for?

“What are you doing?” I ask some forty minutes later when he goes off route and drives into a nice apartment complex.

“Need to make a quick stop.” He swings into a reserved parking spot and yanks up the handbrake. “Stay here.”

“Oh, eat my ass.” I undo my seat belt. “You don’t get to crash my plans, not take me to the airport as asked, then try to leave me in the frickin’ car like I’m a rambunctious puppy while you go off to do God knows what.”

Biting one corner of his lip, he contemplates me for several seconds, then sighs as though he knows this is a battle he won’t win. “Suit yourself.”

He gets out of the car and I’m right there on his tail, following him along the limestone path to the building. Using a key card, he opens the tinted glass doors and waves me into the aesthetically pleasing air-conditioned lobby. Guides me to the elevator with a quick ride up to the second floor. Walks down the marble floor corridor and knocks on the door of apartment A205.

A burly man in a wife-beater opens up almost thirty seconds later, a cigarette hanging from the corner of his mouth. “Boss—I…was not expecting you.”

“Was nearby, thought I’d drop in. Check up on some things,” Saint says casually. “May I come in?”

“Of course, of course.” He waves us in, and I don’t miss the way his deep-set eyes under bushy eyebrows linger lecherously on my cleavage.

Neither does Saint.

The apartment is an unkempt mess, but underneath it all is a luxury suite with quality furniture and high-end appliances.

“Can I get you something to drink?” he asks.

“No,” Saint answers before I can. “Won’t be long. We have a plane to catch.”

The man nods and moves to sit on the arm of the couch as he lights up his cigarette. “What did you want to check up on, boss?”

Guy slips his hands into his pockets, assuming a relaxed stance. “The tenants in D403, no idea how they got my contact, but they’ve been leaving me all sorts of complaints about you.”

The man’s jaw clenches before he quickly clears all signs of anger and takes another puff of his cancer stick.

“According to their reports,” Saint continues, “you’ve been messing with their electricity and plumbing in order to get into their apartment to sexually harass them. Also said the female tenants have stopped going out to the pool area because you, and I quote, ‘keep going out there to harass them, make vulgar comments about their bodies, and try to feel them up.

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