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search for heirs, I thought it was a hoax.
I don’t know why I’d actually gotten on the plane that day. Maybe it was because I had never been out of Oklahoma and the thought of a mini-vacation held some appeal. More likely, it was because I couldn’t resist any chance of discovering my ancestry, even though it was a long shot. As it turned out, it was the best decision of my life. These people sitting around this table were my family…family I never knew I had, but always wanted. I couldn’t count the number of nights I had cried myself to sleep, wishing the bedroom I was in was my own and the parents down the hall loved me and wanted me.
Okay, so I still didn’t have the parents down the hall, but I had my very own freakin’ awesome room. All the bedrooms in the mansion, and I honestly didn’t know how many there were, had been decorated to honor a famous musician or band. Mine was filled with Ozzie Osborne memorabilia and decorated in shades of gray and black, which suited me perfectly.
Of course, our stay at the mansion might be temporary because it hadn’t been part of the estate we inherited. It was owned by Nigel St. James, a rock star who leased it to our father for a dollar a year because they were old friends. We hadn’t felt very secure here until we did a huge favor for Nigel by avenging his daughter’s rape. As payment, he told us we could continue to live here for as long as we wanted…which I hoped would be forever. It was the first real home I’d ever had.
“Earth to Tulsa.” Liberty’s voice broke through my thoughts.
I looked up to see everyone staring at me. “What did I miss?”
“Why didn’t you tell us about the phone call this afternoon?” Christopher asked with a frown.
“I was going to after everyone else gave their reports.”
“Did they really threaten you?” Killeen asked.
I pulled my cell phone out of my pants’ pocket. “All my calls are automatically recorded.” I hit the playback on my app. “Hello Tulsa. I’ve been following you today. I suggest you tell Christopher you’re going to resign from this case. They are all waiting for you at the lake house right now. Trust me…your life depends on it.”
“What the fuck, Tulsa? He disguised his voice?” Dallas asked.
“No. It’s one of those text-to-speech websites, so it’s untraceable…as is the cellphone used.”
“How did they find you?” Killeen wondered aloud.
“I don’t know. Apparently, they knew about our meeting with Darius and the really creepy part, beside the voice, is they knew we were heading home and that you all were here.”
“Could he have hacked your cell phone?” Reno asked.
“That would be my guess. I’m going to update the protective scheme on our phones and also make sure no one has downloaded a BOT that can spoof our GPS locations and send them out to whoever is tracking us.”
Dallas scooted his chair back and placed his cell phone on the table. “This is freaking me out.”
“It should,” I told him bluntly. This was not something that should be sugar-coated. “They not only know our locations, but they can also make our phones look like they’re somewhere else and even make calls from them.”
“Like Michael’s text to Tamara,” Christopher concluded.
“Exactly.” I nodded.
“You thinking about dropping off the case?” Killeen asked. “They sounded pretty serious.”
The thought never crossed my mind. “No way. I love challenges. We’re not going to let this guy get away with this. Right Liberty?”
“Right!” Her response was quick, but her eyes were worried. It was clear that the voice had unnerved her. And yet she trusted me.
I just hoped I could live up to that trust…and not get us both killed.
CHAPTER FIVE
“Welcome to my home.” Michael smiled as Liberty and I exited the penthouse elevator directly into the Linked office foyer.
“I guess we can
I don’t know why I’d actually gotten on the plane that day. Maybe it was because I had never been out of Oklahoma and the thought of a mini-vacation held some appeal. More likely, it was because I couldn’t resist any chance of discovering my ancestry, even though it was a long shot. As it turned out, it was the best decision of my life. These people sitting around this table were my family…family I never knew I had, but always wanted. I couldn’t count the number of nights I had cried myself to sleep, wishing the bedroom I was in was my own and the parents down the hall loved me and wanted me.
Okay, so I still didn’t have the parents down the hall, but I had my very own freakin’ awesome room. All the bedrooms in the mansion, and I honestly didn’t know how many there were, had been decorated to honor a famous musician or band. Mine was filled with Ozzie Osborne memorabilia and decorated in shades of gray and black, which suited me perfectly.
Of course, our stay at the mansion might be temporary because it hadn’t been part of the estate we inherited. It was owned by Nigel St. James, a rock star who leased it to our father for a dollar a year because they were old friends. We hadn’t felt very secure here until we did a huge favor for Nigel by avenging his daughter’s rape. As payment, he told us we could continue to live here for as long as we wanted…which I hoped would be forever. It was the first real home I’d ever had.
“Earth to Tulsa.” Liberty’s voice broke through my thoughts.
I looked up to see everyone staring at me. “What did I miss?”
“Why didn’t you tell us about the phone call this afternoon?” Christopher asked with a frown.
“I was going to after everyone else gave their reports.”
“Did they really threaten you?” Killeen asked.
I pulled my cell phone out of my pants’ pocket. “All my calls are automatically recorded.” I hit the playback on my app. “Hello Tulsa. I’ve been following you today. I suggest you tell Christopher you’re going to resign from this case. They are all waiting for you at the lake house right now. Trust me…your life depends on it.”
“What the fuck, Tulsa? He disguised his voice?” Dallas asked.
“No. It’s one of those text-to-speech websites, so it’s untraceable…as is the cellphone used.”
“How did they find you?” Killeen wondered aloud.
“I don’t know. Apparently, they knew about our meeting with Darius and the really creepy part, beside the voice, is they knew we were heading home and that you all were here.”
“Could he have hacked your cell phone?” Reno asked.
“That would be my guess. I’m going to update the protective scheme on our phones and also make sure no one has downloaded a BOT that can spoof our GPS locations and send them out to whoever is tracking us.”
Dallas scooted his chair back and placed his cell phone on the table. “This is freaking me out.”
“It should,” I told him bluntly. This was not something that should be sugar-coated. “They not only know our locations, but they can also make our phones look like they’re somewhere else and even make calls from them.”
“Like Michael’s text to Tamara,” Christopher concluded.
“Exactly.” I nodded.
“You thinking about dropping off the case?” Killeen asked. “They sounded pretty serious.”
The thought never crossed my mind. “No way. I love challenges. We’re not going to let this guy get away with this. Right Liberty?”
“Right!” Her response was quick, but her eyes were worried. It was clear that the voice had unnerved her. And yet she trusted me.
I just hoped I could live up to that trust…and not get us both killed.
CHAPTER FIVE
“Welcome to my home.” Michael smiled as Liberty and I exited the penthouse elevator directly into the Linked office foyer.
“I guess we can
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