chest.
“No.” Kaden’s voice softened , but not by much. “What I mean is, do we both agree that five thousand isn’t a drop in the bucket to what you actually need for you and your friend to disappear?”
She didn’t want to admit it , but he was right. Five thousand would maybe keep them hidden a couple of months if they were frugal and she wasn’t confident that with that amount of money they wouldn’t be found.
“ Y— yes.”
“Then to secure your cooperation , I’m willing to give you three hundred thousand dollars for three months of your time.”
Sawyer’s mouth dropped open ; she didn’t know what to say.
“That should give us enough time to figure out what to do to fix the situation.” Kaden wasn’t going to let her go regardless of her answer ; however, she was fully aware that they needed a large sum of money if they were going to be safe from Redman.
“I can’t leave Vida without making sure she’s safe.”
“Vida is safe. Alec has checked it out, and she went to a man named King for protection.”
Kaden was going to have to give her some more information if she was going to quit trying to escape.
“ K— King?” Surprised, Sawyer didn’t know what to think. King was certainly strong enough to keep Vida protected. He was also undoubtedly more capable than the police. He operated on his own ethical standards. Neither Vida nor she knew King very well, but King had never tried to harm them. In fact, from what she had found out after her mother’s death, he had been keeping an eye on them for a very long time.
“Do you know him?”
“Not very well. He would come by the apartment building Vida and I lived in when we were kids. I never knew who he visited or why he was there. Mom told me one time that he controlled Queen City. It was only when I got older that I realized how.”
“Is your friend safe with him?”
King ran several strip clubs, dealt in prostitution and drugs. Sawyer wanted to say no, but a memory from her childhood had her changing her opinion.
“Yes. I don’t know why , but he feels he owes us a favor.”
Kaden’s gaze sharpened on her . Sawyer felt it without understanding his interest in King.
“ I— I really don’t know why. When we were little, Vida and another friend of mine and me were playing. To make a long story short, some boys in our neighborhood started messing with us and threw a doll out into the road. Callie ran out after it and Vida chased after her. I managed to save both from being hit by a car. King told me afterward that he owed me. Not long afterward, he put a protection order out in the neighborhood that we weren’t to be touched.”
“Why did he owe you? For saving Callie or Vida? Was he related to either of them?”
“ N— no, C— Callie didn’t even know who he was, while Vida was like me; we knew who he was because our mothers warned us how dangerous he could be.”
“Could Vida be connected to King ? Maybe that’s why she went to him for help?”
“I doubt it. She would have told me.”
“Okay. So do you believe that Vida will be safe with King?”
“Yes.” She was reluctant to admit it , yet it was the truth.
“So will you stop your escape attempts now that you know Vida is safe?”
Unable to bear the scrutiny in his eyes, she turned away to sit on the side of the bed. It was a relief to know that Vida was safe.
“I can’t forget about those women kidnapped for the next three months.” How could he expect her to feel nothing for the women she had lain in a dark room with, hearing their cries for help every night?
She heard Kaden’s frustrated sigh before his words had her staring back at him in confusion. “Alec is taking care of it, Sawyer. That’s all I can tell you for now. You have to trust me. Did I let Rick take you and the other women? Haven’t I kept you safe? The other women who Rick sent to the hotel are safe and can’t be touched, either.”
Sawyer had no reason to trust him. He had
“No.” Kaden’s voice softened , but not by much. “What I mean is, do we both agree that five thousand isn’t a drop in the bucket to what you actually need for you and your friend to disappear?”
She didn’t want to admit it , but he was right. Five thousand would maybe keep them hidden a couple of months if they were frugal and she wasn’t confident that with that amount of money they wouldn’t be found.
“ Y— yes.”
“Then to secure your cooperation , I’m willing to give you three hundred thousand dollars for three months of your time.”
Sawyer’s mouth dropped open ; she didn’t know what to say.
“That should give us enough time to figure out what to do to fix the situation.” Kaden wasn’t going to let her go regardless of her answer ; however, she was fully aware that they needed a large sum of money if they were going to be safe from Redman.
“I can’t leave Vida without making sure she’s safe.”
“Vida is safe. Alec has checked it out, and she went to a man named King for protection.”
Kaden was going to have to give her some more information if she was going to quit trying to escape.
“ K— King?” Surprised, Sawyer didn’t know what to think. King was certainly strong enough to keep Vida protected. He was also undoubtedly more capable than the police. He operated on his own ethical standards. Neither Vida nor she knew King very well, but King had never tried to harm them. In fact, from what she had found out after her mother’s death, he had been keeping an eye on them for a very long time.
“Do you know him?”
“Not very well. He would come by the apartment building Vida and I lived in when we were kids. I never knew who he visited or why he was there. Mom told me one time that he controlled Queen City. It was only when I got older that I realized how.”
“Is your friend safe with him?”
King ran several strip clubs, dealt in prostitution and drugs. Sawyer wanted to say no, but a memory from her childhood had her changing her opinion.
“Yes. I don’t know why , but he feels he owes us a favor.”
Kaden’s gaze sharpened on her . Sawyer felt it without understanding his interest in King.
“ I— I really don’t know why. When we were little, Vida and another friend of mine and me were playing. To make a long story short, some boys in our neighborhood started messing with us and threw a doll out into the road. Callie ran out after it and Vida chased after her. I managed to save both from being hit by a car. King told me afterward that he owed me. Not long afterward, he put a protection order out in the neighborhood that we weren’t to be touched.”
“Why did he owe you? For saving Callie or Vida? Was he related to either of them?”
“ N— no, C— Callie didn’t even know who he was, while Vida was like me; we knew who he was because our mothers warned us how dangerous he could be.”
“Could Vida be connected to King ? Maybe that’s why she went to him for help?”
“I doubt it. She would have told me.”
“Okay. So do you believe that Vida will be safe with King?”
“Yes.” She was reluctant to admit it , yet it was the truth.
“So will you stop your escape attempts now that you know Vida is safe?”
Unable to bear the scrutiny in his eyes, she turned away to sit on the side of the bed. It was a relief to know that Vida was safe.
“I can’t forget about those women kidnapped for the next three months.” How could he expect her to feel nothing for the women she had lain in a dark room with, hearing their cries for help every night?
She heard Kaden’s frustrated sigh before his words had her staring back at him in confusion. “Alec is taking care of it, Sawyer. That’s all I can tell you for now. You have to trust me. Did I let Rick take you and the other women? Haven’t I kept you safe? The other women who Rick sent to the hotel are safe and can’t be touched, either.”
Sawyer had no reason to trust him. He had
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