Page 63 of Pervade London
I fastened my seatbelt and glanced over at him. “You’re evil.”
“I’m flattered.”
“Xander told me you were sinister. Now I have proof of what kind of technology you use.”
“As in?”
“You deleted proof that Xander ever existed. I just got the mother of all demonstrations.”
“So, Ms. Rampling, what I’m hearing is you don’t need to be locked up and the key thrown away?”
Folding my arms, I refused to comment further.Asshole.
He chuckled. “Shall I elaborate?”
“As long as it doesn’t mean you’ll have to kill me afterward.”
“Very dramatic.”
“Xander told me anything is possible with tech.”
“This is how it works. If we want to own you, we do.”
“And…?”
“I own you.”
“What do you want from me?”
“I want you to obey.”
“Didn’t I just leave the police station with you like agood girl?”
“It’s a start.”
“Maybe I’ll leap out of the car.”
“You’re tainting my mood.”
“This is who I am.”
“And you’re not without your qualities.”
“What did you do to Harold?”
James looked surprised. “Nothing.”
“He sold his house. Totally out of character for him. He loved that place.”
“We offered him double his property’s value.”
I turned in my seat to stare at him. “Making sure there’s no one else left in my life to confide in?”
“You have Kitty.”
“If you touch her…”
“Now, now, don’t be tedious.” James pressed the accelerator and I shot back in my seat.
