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as bodyguards for him. For Farin, too. They're pissed about Martin, you can count on that."
"Poor Martin," I sighed. "We still haven't mourned properly for those we lost."
"When you come back, we'll have a memorial. How's that?" Anita asked.
"I think that's a good idea. You choose where and when. Okay?"
"Yeah."
"Look, I gotta go," I said. "I have an early meeting, and I didn't get much sleep last night."
"Then get in bed," Anita scolded. "We'll be fine—I'll make sure of it."
"Thanks," I said and ended the call.
* * *
Peru
Laurel Rome
"Laurel, my love, it is only a temporary setback. We'll make sure of his death next time."
"That's not acceptable," I snapped at Berke. "He was supposed to be dead. Dead-dead. Not pretend-dead."
"My love, Deris is consulting with his uncle. You have nothing to worry about."
"Fuck his uncle," I snapped.
"Dearest, Morgett Blackmantle is a very powerful warlock and a partner to Dervil for many, many years. He has placed Deris and Daris at your disposal, you know."
"Berke, don't make me regret letting my husband die," I fumed. Yes, Jamie was dead—I had several online newspapers that bore photographs of the burned pile that was once my home in LA. Jamie was hidden in the closet, away from human eyes. He'd died in that fire with nobody the wiser, until afterward. Federal authorities reported his death two days earlier, after sifting through the debris. I'd seen the report in an online newspaper.
I really didn't care—Jamie's money was the most attractive thing about him since the beginning.
The money was mine, now. All of it. Berke had no legal claim to any of Jamie's bank accounts, no matter how much he resembled my deceased husband. It made me glad we'd never had kids—I didn't have to share. The fucking Feds had locked up everything I hadn't already transferred, and that made me want to murder all of them, beginning with Kory Wilson.
The Kory Wilson I'd thought was already dead.
To take my mind off frozen assets, I considered Dervil's promise of wealth beyond imagining if I invested in his new drug. People will kill to get it , he'd told me.
I didn't care who died, as long as the money came back to me in the billions, as he said it would. So many people said love was the most important thing. They were delusional.
Money was the most important thing.
* * *
Lexsi
"So far, there hasn't been a mass exodus of people fleeing Peru," Opal said. We sat inside her office as she laid out information gathered in recent days. I found it difficult to believe that it was less than a week since we'd fought with Laurel, Granger and Claudia's bunch outside San Francisco.
Claudia was dead, but Granger and Laurel were alive as far as we knew. They had at least one powerful warlock at their disposal, and if my guess were correct, others, too. It made me wonder who'd brought them to Laurel's attention. Jamie only had limited information on all of it, beginning with Laurel cheating with the one called Berke Gillson.
"The majority of the Rome's liquid assets were diverted from domestic accounts before we froze them," Opal continued. "We're getting preliminary information that Laurel's name was on numerous offshore accounts—most of which disappeared before we could do anything about them."
"You believe the money has been funneled to Peru?" Kell asked.
"Yes." Opal nodded at Kell's assumption. "I'm working on getting cooperation from other countries to stop imports into Peru, but that, so far, has been useless."
"Money from Earth has no value elsewhere," I said. "So they intend to spend what they have here and sell all their product elsewhere? That really doesn't make a lot of sense."
"It doesn't, does it?" Opal turned dark, unblinking eyes in my direction. "Perhaps some untruths have been told to Earth's investors, to keep them onboard?"
"We figure it's drakus seed," Kory said flatly. "If you don't know what that is, Kell can probably explain it best. We don't need that stuff anywhere
"Poor Martin," I sighed. "We still haven't mourned properly for those we lost."
"When you come back, we'll have a memorial. How's that?" Anita asked.
"I think that's a good idea. You choose where and when. Okay?"
"Yeah."
"Look, I gotta go," I said. "I have an early meeting, and I didn't get much sleep last night."
"Then get in bed," Anita scolded. "We'll be fine—I'll make sure of it."
"Thanks," I said and ended the call.
* * *
Peru
Laurel Rome
"Laurel, my love, it is only a temporary setback. We'll make sure of his death next time."
"That's not acceptable," I snapped at Berke. "He was supposed to be dead. Dead-dead. Not pretend-dead."
"My love, Deris is consulting with his uncle. You have nothing to worry about."
"Fuck his uncle," I snapped.
"Dearest, Morgett Blackmantle is a very powerful warlock and a partner to Dervil for many, many years. He has placed Deris and Daris at your disposal, you know."
"Berke, don't make me regret letting my husband die," I fumed. Yes, Jamie was dead—I had several online newspapers that bore photographs of the burned pile that was once my home in LA. Jamie was hidden in the closet, away from human eyes. He'd died in that fire with nobody the wiser, until afterward. Federal authorities reported his death two days earlier, after sifting through the debris. I'd seen the report in an online newspaper.
I really didn't care—Jamie's money was the most attractive thing about him since the beginning.
The money was mine, now. All of it. Berke had no legal claim to any of Jamie's bank accounts, no matter how much he resembled my deceased husband. It made me glad we'd never had kids—I didn't have to share. The fucking Feds had locked up everything I hadn't already transferred, and that made me want to murder all of them, beginning with Kory Wilson.
The Kory Wilson I'd thought was already dead.
To take my mind off frozen assets, I considered Dervil's promise of wealth beyond imagining if I invested in his new drug. People will kill to get it , he'd told me.
I didn't care who died, as long as the money came back to me in the billions, as he said it would. So many people said love was the most important thing. They were delusional.
Money was the most important thing.
* * *
Lexsi
"So far, there hasn't been a mass exodus of people fleeing Peru," Opal said. We sat inside her office as she laid out information gathered in recent days. I found it difficult to believe that it was less than a week since we'd fought with Laurel, Granger and Claudia's bunch outside San Francisco.
Claudia was dead, but Granger and Laurel were alive as far as we knew. They had at least one powerful warlock at their disposal, and if my guess were correct, others, too. It made me wonder who'd brought them to Laurel's attention. Jamie only had limited information on all of it, beginning with Laurel cheating with the one called Berke Gillson.
"The majority of the Rome's liquid assets were diverted from domestic accounts before we froze them," Opal continued. "We're getting preliminary information that Laurel's name was on numerous offshore accounts—most of which disappeared before we could do anything about them."
"You believe the money has been funneled to Peru?" Kell asked.
"Yes." Opal nodded at Kell's assumption. "I'm working on getting cooperation from other countries to stop imports into Peru, but that, so far, has been useless."
"Money from Earth has no value elsewhere," I said. "So they intend to spend what they have here and sell all their product elsewhere? That really doesn't make a lot of sense."
"It doesn't, does it?" Opal turned dark, unblinking eyes in my direction. "Perhaps some untruths have been told to Earth's investors, to keep them onboard?"
"We figure it's drakus seed," Kory said flatly. "If you don't know what that is, Kell can probably explain it best. We don't need that stuff anywhere
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