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to talk.”
Talk? She eyed the shuttered window. “What time is it?” Scooting to the edge of the bed she waited for him to go into the living room. He didn’t.
Without answering her question, he dove right in. “Why are you and your… lover attempting to infiltrate StoneCrow?”
Lover? Who did he mean? Cody? Suddenly, her stomach pitched violently. It was a rude awakening, and she placed a hand over her tummy in an attempt to settle herself. It didn’t work. Fear hit hard. Visions of him killing her and dumping her body somewhere on the mountainside had her opting for absolute truth.
“He’s not my lover. Cody is my brother.” RedKnife’s jaw ticked, but she rushed on. “We aren’t trying to infiltrate StoneCrow.”
RedKnife took a step closer to her with a growl and she threw up a hand, noticing the palm was bandaged, but too concerned with RedKnife to inspect it now. “WAIT! Let me finish.”
He stopped to frown down at her with angry dark eyes.
“ We aren’t trying to infiltrate StoneCrow. He is!”
“Monroe knows you were…”
She cut him off. “Look, I don’t know what he thinks he knows, but just hear me out.” She desperately wanted to stand, but he didn’t move from his position towering over her. “Cody is my brother. My fuck-up little brother. He’s always in trouble, always digging himself into things he can’t get out of. And this last bit of trouble is the worst it’s ever been.” She dipped her head to study her wrapped hand. “He took out a loan and failed to pay it back. Problem is, the guy he borrowed from isn’t the type of man to just sweep that kind of cash under the carpet. Thirty-thousand dollars! In the past, I’ve helped Cody dig himself out, but this time it’s more than I can handle.” She lifted her head to look him in the eye, hoping he’d see the truth in her words. “Cody knows I’m working at StoneCrow, and he looked into Monroe and StoneCrow Enterprises. His plan was to get onto the Estate and rob the bar… rob me while I was on shift. I told him there wasn’t enough cash at the Crow’s Nest to cover even a fraction of what he owed, but he was adamant.”
“So you agreed to it?” He ground out in clear disdain.
“NO!” She fidgeted under his scrutiny. “Well…yes, but not like you think. I told him I’d look into it, but my plan was to earn the money before he actually tried going through with anything.”
RedKnife snorted. “And why would I believe you?”
“You don’t have to believe me.” Cindy stood, wincing at the pain in her feet and thigh, but pushing it aside to skirt his big body when he didn’t move. “Look into my work schedule. My shifts have doubled, and Monroe himself can verify that I’ve asked for all the available shifts in the kitchen as well.”
“That only confirms that you’re attempting to familiarize yourself with the Estate.”
She was shaking her head vehemently. “My other job!” She stepped toward him excitedly, needing him to believe her. “I’ve taken more hours there too, and it’s not on the Estate.” Her eyes darted from side-to-side, and then she yelled, “AND LILLY! You can check with Lilly. She can vouch for me, that I requested an apartment at the Estate. Monroe offers free residence to all employees who pass a background check. I’ve just been waiting for the background check to go through. And I know you think that doesn’t sound like it’s in my favor, but it is. I’ve been pinching every damn penny I’ve been making, RedKnife. Saving on rent was going to make it so that in seven months—combined with my savings—I’d have enough to cover Cody’s debt. All I had to do was string him along until then. You know, make him think I was seriously looking into how he could get away with robbing the Crow’s Nest. I played along, but I never had any intentions of letting
Talk? She eyed the shuttered window. “What time is it?” Scooting to the edge of the bed she waited for him to go into the living room. He didn’t.
Without answering her question, he dove right in. “Why are you and your… lover attempting to infiltrate StoneCrow?”
Lover? Who did he mean? Cody? Suddenly, her stomach pitched violently. It was a rude awakening, and she placed a hand over her tummy in an attempt to settle herself. It didn’t work. Fear hit hard. Visions of him killing her and dumping her body somewhere on the mountainside had her opting for absolute truth.
“He’s not my lover. Cody is my brother.” RedKnife’s jaw ticked, but she rushed on. “We aren’t trying to infiltrate StoneCrow.”
RedKnife took a step closer to her with a growl and she threw up a hand, noticing the palm was bandaged, but too concerned with RedKnife to inspect it now. “WAIT! Let me finish.”
He stopped to frown down at her with angry dark eyes.
“ We aren’t trying to infiltrate StoneCrow. He is!”
“Monroe knows you were…”
She cut him off. “Look, I don’t know what he thinks he knows, but just hear me out.” She desperately wanted to stand, but he didn’t move from his position towering over her. “Cody is my brother. My fuck-up little brother. He’s always in trouble, always digging himself into things he can’t get out of. And this last bit of trouble is the worst it’s ever been.” She dipped her head to study her wrapped hand. “He took out a loan and failed to pay it back. Problem is, the guy he borrowed from isn’t the type of man to just sweep that kind of cash under the carpet. Thirty-thousand dollars! In the past, I’ve helped Cody dig himself out, but this time it’s more than I can handle.” She lifted her head to look him in the eye, hoping he’d see the truth in her words. “Cody knows I’m working at StoneCrow, and he looked into Monroe and StoneCrow Enterprises. His plan was to get onto the Estate and rob the bar… rob me while I was on shift. I told him there wasn’t enough cash at the Crow’s Nest to cover even a fraction of what he owed, but he was adamant.”
“So you agreed to it?” He ground out in clear disdain.
“NO!” She fidgeted under his scrutiny. “Well…yes, but not like you think. I told him I’d look into it, but my plan was to earn the money before he actually tried going through with anything.”
RedKnife snorted. “And why would I believe you?”
“You don’t have to believe me.” Cindy stood, wincing at the pain in her feet and thigh, but pushing it aside to skirt his big body when he didn’t move. “Look into my work schedule. My shifts have doubled, and Monroe himself can verify that I’ve asked for all the available shifts in the kitchen as well.”
“That only confirms that you’re attempting to familiarize yourself with the Estate.”
She was shaking her head vehemently. “My other job!” She stepped toward him excitedly, needing him to believe her. “I’ve taken more hours there too, and it’s not on the Estate.” Her eyes darted from side-to-side, and then she yelled, “AND LILLY! You can check with Lilly. She can vouch for me, that I requested an apartment at the Estate. Monroe offers free residence to all employees who pass a background check. I’ve just been waiting for the background check to go through. And I know you think that doesn’t sound like it’s in my favor, but it is. I’ve been pinching every damn penny I’ve been making, RedKnife. Saving on rent was going to make it so that in seven months—combined with my savings—I’d have enough to cover Cody’s debt. All I had to do was string him along until then. You know, make him think I was seriously looking into how he could get away with robbing the Crow’s Nest. I played along, but I never had any intentions of letting
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