The Wedding Gift (Colorado Billionaires Book 7) by Regina Duke

Author:Regina Duke [Duke, Regina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary romance
Publisher: RD Books
Published: 2017-08-30T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

“Bundles of money!” Kenzie picked up two from the pile that had fallen from the trunk. She felt like her eyes might pop out of her head. She aimed the flashlight at the rubber-banded bills in her hand. “These are hundreds.” Her voice dropped to a low murmur. “Hundreds of hundreds. That means thousands. That rat was hiding money in his car, but still took out credit cards in my name.”

Clayton peered about. “It’s getting pretty dark. How long does twilight last here? I can see some stars in the east.” He touched her hand. “Does that watchman work every night?”

Kenzie understood what he was saying right away. She turned off the flashlight, and they gave their eyes a chance to adjust. While they waited, she tucked the stack of bills she was holding inside her shirt. After a few moments, Clayton spoke in a hushed tone.

“If that watchman finds this car…” He left it hanging. “We need to hide this money until we figure out what’s going on. We can’t carry all this back to the Mercedes, especially since we’ll need to use the flashlight to make our way up that switchback.”

As Kenzie’s eyes adjusted, she could see his worried expression. “Do you think it’s illegal? I mean, maybe it’s drug money or something.”

“I thought weed was legal in Colorado.”

“Don’t be silly. I mean like heroin. I never saw Todd use it, but I’ll bet his motorcycle buddies did all kinds of stuff.”

“That might explain why he’s worried about his welfare. Although, it would make more sense if these bundles were drugs. If he were selling for someone, he could be in big trouble for losing the goods.”

“Maybe he’d made the sale and hid the money. Maybe he hadn’t had a chance to move it yet.” Kenzie cupped her hand around the bundle under her shirt. She chewed her bottom lip. “I don’t think he was robbing banks or anything.”

“Would he have told you if he was?”

“No. He called me ‘eye candy’ and ‘booty call’ when his friends were around. I guess he never really returned my feelings. I mean, my original attraction to him. That bad boy thing they talk about? It must be real. I had it really bad for a while. But when the haze began to clear, I realized he was using me. I don’t think he would have told me anything like that. Who knows? Maybe he’s one of America’s most wanted bank robbers.”

Clayton said, “Let’s hide this stuff. There’s a slag pile between us and the main entrance. We can scoop out a hole and shove these bundles in it. At least until we figure out what to do about all this.”

Kenzie’s heart leapt. “Can I keep it? Lord knows, he swindled me out of thousands and ruined my credit. The only thing worse than his texts are the calls from collection agencies that I keep ignoring.”

Clayton was already moving bundles of money. “Let’s get it hidden. If it’s from a robbery, he might claim you’re an accessory or something.

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