Total pages in book: 139
Estimated words: 133321 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 667(@200wpm)___ 533(@250wpm)___ 444(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 133321 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 667(@200wpm)___ 533(@250wpm)___ 444(@300wpm)
“Which confirms that this is a well thought out, calculated hit,” Grayson assumes.
“Exactly,” Blake says. “But they’ve made mistakes and when I have more than two hours, as I just had, to find the problems, I’ll find them.”
“Mitch is a problem,” I say. “He’s one of Grayson’s employees.”
“We have eyes on him,” Adam says.
“Physically and electronically,” Asher adds.
“But you have nothing yet,” I say.
Blake’s piercing brown stare meets mine. “We will.”
“You can’t know that,” I say. “I need to know what I can get from Ri that ends this for Grayson.”
Grayson’s hand comes down on my knee and he squeezes. “Answer that knowing that she is all that matters to me.”
Blake’s eyes meet Grayson’s. “As is my wife, and she is an ex-FBI agent who works for Walker. I understand where you’re coming from.” He looks between us. “We’ll wire Mia. Adam filled me in on what happened. I doubt that you will get Ri to admit to setting up Grayson. A sudden change of attitude on your part, Mia, will be suspicious, but getting him to talk trash about Grayson is helpful.”
“That’s not going to do much of anything,” I argue. “I’m a criminal attorney, remember?”
“I’m going to give you a couple of bugs to plant in his office and around the offices in general,” Blake says, eyeing Grayson. “We’re going inside your offices and bugging them as well. We’re starting here locally and we’ll expand based on where our initial research takes us.” He refocuses on me. “Things you can get that help us: electronic devices and documents.”
“I don’t like this,” Grayson says. “Mia could be placed in danger.” He looks at me. “Just go. Convince Ri everything is fine. Let him talk you into staying and then just work, close the case you’re on because that’s the right move for your client. Leave the rest to the professionals.”
“I’ll be careful,” I promise. “But I can easily place a few bugs. I can do this, Grayson. Let me do this for you, for us. For your staff.”
“I’m going to be a stone’s throw away,” Asher says. “There won’t be a moment that we aren’t within her reach if she needs us.”
Grayson starts tapping the table and then he stands, leaving everyone at the table. I glance over my shoulder to find him crossing the living room, toward the wall of windows. He’s effectively told our audience he’s done with everyone but me. Blake fixes me in an unaffected stare. “We’ll leave you two to hash this out. Adam will be here in the morning. I’ll call personally if we find out anything new. I plan to work all night.”
“As do we all,” Asher chimes in.
“I have a few questions,” Eric says. “Can we continue this elsewhere?”
“Yes,” Davis says. “Agreed. I have questions as well.”
Blake nods and we all stand up. I walk them all to the door and Eric holds back to talk to me. “You okay?”
“Only when I know he’s free of this.”
“Agreed. Call me if you need me.” He leaves and I lock the door.
I don’t linger or contemplate what to say to Grayson. I’ll know when I’m with him. I exit the foyer and find him still at the window, radiating dark, hard emotions and I am determined to make the man I love feel something other than those things; I want him to feel me and us.
Chapter thirty
Mia
Right when I would join Grayson at the living room window, there’s a knock on the front door behind me. Obviously, it’s one of the men that just left, most likely Eric and most likely he left something behind. Eager to be alone with Grayson, I turn back to the door and hit the camera button beside it to find Blake Walker waiting on the other side, and my heart races with the idea that he might have received some sort of news about the plot against Grayson.
I quickly open the door and he hands me a card. “In case you need me. That has my cellphone on it.”
“Right.” I don’t feel relief. I feel disappointment. I want news. I want answers. “Thank you,” I add.
He must read my reaction. “We’ll make this go away,” he promises. “When you set someone up for a crime, as Ri is doing to Grayson, you commit a crime yourself. Ri will pay for his jealousy and competitiveness going too far.” He speaks with a confidence that I welcome. We need someone strong behind us right now and I do believe Blake Walker and his team are good additions to our efforts to shut down Ri. I hope Grayson feels the same and I urgently want to find out.
“Thank you,” I repeat but this time there’s force behind the words.
His eyes narrow on mine as if he’s looking for the same confidence in me that he’s showing in himself. “I’ll update you before bed.” With that, he turns away.