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Maybe Stephanie was right, maybe the man really was a psychopath.
“May I ask a question seeing as I have answered all of yours?”Stephanie said, looking between me and Ash.
“Of course,” I replied. She had, after all, helped us with a lot ofunanswered questions.
“When I first moved to Europe, I was able to keep tabs on Simon incase he left Jacksonville and came looking for me. But he disappeared several years ago. I hired a private investigator to track him down before I moved back here, but they were unable to so I took a chance to return. Truthfully, I live in fear that one day, he’ll come back for me. So I would be very grateful if you could tell me where Simon is currently living,” she said, her concern evident in her voice.
Not that I blamed her, if I’d grown up with a psychopath, I’d probablylive in fear of them coming back for me, especially if I was only one of a few people who knew his real identity.
“Why did you move back to your hometown if you are scared of him?”Ash asked, taking the words out of my mouth. I’m not sure I’d want to return to the place where my psycho foster brother could find me.
“Several months ago, I tracked down my biological mother. She livesclose to Jacksonville, and I wanted a chance to get to know her before she passed away, and I wasn’t going to let Simon stop that.”
“Have you ever heard of the city of Hollows Bay?” I said.
“Yes, that’s where Michael’s father lived,” she replied, her browspulling together.
“He’s the current Chief of Police there.”
“Simon’s the Chief of Police?” she exclaimed, her voice rising anoctave. Once again, she looked between Ash and me, her brows furrowed in concern. I shared a confused look with Ash, seeing the moment when realization dawned behind his eyes.
The same realization I was coming to.
“Yeah,” I replied slowly. “He’s been in the police for fifteen years.Joined the academy here in Florida when he was twenty, and worked his way up the ranks before taking the top job in Hollows Bay.”
Stephanie’s lips pursed again as she shook her head. “That man ismany things, manipulative, a murderer, a psychopath to name a few, but one thing I am a hundred percent sure of is that he isnota police officer.”
Chapter 19
Kai
TosayIwaslivid was an understatement. Riley thought she wasfunny, but she’d soon learn just howun-funnyI thought she was when she found herself over my knee, and her ass red raw from the spanking I intended to give her.
It took me over two hours to break free from the solid oak bed. Abed I would have to pay to be replaced at some point because there was no way anyone was sleeping on it now that it was in pieces. Not that I gave a shit about the money, it was more the point. Riley was not going to get away with treating me like that.
Ash too, the cunt.
As much as I’d managed to break free from the bed and put somepants on, I’d searched high and low for the key to take the fucking bracelets off my wrists, but could I find it? Could I fuck, which meant Riley had taken it with her.
Pissed off didn’t come close to explaining how angry I was as I satwaiting for the pair of them to return from wherever the hell they’d been, more than prepared for them both to feel my wrath.
The second I heard the rumblings of the car, I flew out the door,snarling as Ash pulled the car to a stop outside the cabin.
“You’re in a world of trouble, wife.” I glowered at Riley as she steppedout of the car.
“Not a fan of tasting your own medicine, huh?” she said, smirking.
Her attitude made me snap. I stormed off the porch, intent on bendingmy wife over the hood of the car and spanking her right there and then, when Ash stepped in my way, placing a hand on my chest to stop me.
“You’re going to have to deal with your domestic issues later, Kai,we’ve got shit to discuss.”
I slapped his hand away when behind him, Riley blew me a kiss.
“It can fucking wait,” I boomed, my voice echoing into the surroundingforest as I glared at her to let her know just from my look how much trouble she was in.
“Trust me, Kai. This can’t wait. Thorne’s not a cop, he’s got everyonefooled while he laughs at how stupid we all are.”
That got my attention. Dragging my eyes away from my beautiful,devious Star, I turned my head to look at Ash. “Say that again?”
