Page 185 of Drown My Sorrow

More and more appear.

Got them.

Now, they’ll do exactly as I say.

Atthenextboardmeeting at Alpha Labels, Kelly stands there while several bruised and bandaged board members keep their eyes down.

“All in favour of the changes Kelly has outlined?” Charles asks with a frown.

As one, the board room lifts their hand and gives the Raines family complete control again.

“Congratulations, Bailey, when you are trained, you will be the next CEO of Raines Entertainment,” Charles says with a smile, but he’s confused and wants to ask, I can see it written all over him.

I walk past and wink at him.

He goes pale but nods his head. He doesn’t ask, and that’s probably wise of him.

Webreakintotheseven properties of Typhor Raines and, in the last one, we find the housekeeper lying on the floor in her own blood and piss. I thought we might have to rough her up, but she’s terrified and already beaten up bad enough that she needs a hospital.

“You just missed him,” she murmurs. “A couple days.”

“What?” Beau hisses.

I catch her as her strength gives out and hold her close to me. She must be in her sixties and clearly has a couple of broken bones and some serious damage.

“He left. Found her. I tried to stop him, threw the memo in the bin. He found it.” She coughs weakly. “I couldn’t protect Ryn, but I thought I could help this one.”

“He found her?” Keagan leans over my shoulder. “Are you saying he found Aspyn?”

I go cold. I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me that she was talking about my omega.

She nods. “He’s found her. The island. He owns it.”

I feel sick. I carefully lay her down on the ground.

“We have to go,” I murmur.

The blue and red lights of the ambulance are flashing.

“Go. He’s evil. Truly evil. Don’t let him live.”

I cradle her cheek. She’s been lying here for a couple of days. I don’t think she’s going to make it.

“Thank you.”

“My granddaughter-”

“Will be taken care of for the rest of her days,” Beau says, his voice thick with emotion.

I wonder if he’s seeing his gran here.

She exhales and doesn’t breathe again.

“FUCK!”

“We gotta go, Shale.”

We fly through the house, disappearing into the dark, just in time.

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