Page 95 of It's a Wonderful Knife
“Legally he is though,” I said.
Leo avoided my gaze. “Right.”
While I found the stuff about Mona’s marriage interesting, it wasn’t really relevant to Santiago’s murder. “Did you know Mona wanted to fire Jax last night?”
His gaze flickered. “Uh, yeah.”
“That’s right, you came over and calmed her down after Jax said something that upset her.” I watched him closely, but he gave nothing away. “Any idea what it was that Jax said that upset her so much?”
His jaw clenched. “Nope.”
“You sure about that?”
“Yep.”
“When Santiago was alive, did you have any dealings with him?” I asked.
He looked thrown by the change in subject. “Umm, not really.”
I leaned forward. “Jax wasn’t a fan of Santiago, right?”
“Not especially. He didn’t like that Santiago hit on Madison. Jax is the type of guy who can’t lose face. Whether he wants to be with Madison or not, he won’t let another guy step in and take his place.”
“Was Santiago trying to do that?”
“No. From what I gather, Santiago just wanted sex. With anyone who’d give it to him.” Leo shrugged. “Probably got him killed.”
“Oh yeah?” I narrowed my eyes.
“Jealousy is dangerous,” Leo said softly. “It can be deadly.”
“Who do you think killed Santiago?” I asked.
Leo narrowed his eyes. “You wantmyopinion?”
I lifted one shoulder. “I’m curious. Who do you think would have had the motive and opportunity to kill Santiago?”
He gnawed his lip, watching me like he thought the question was a trap. “If I had to guess, I’d say Amelia.”
“Really?”
“Sure. Why not?”
“So not Jax?” Max asked.
Leo shifted his gaze to Max. “Jax is many things, but I don’t think he’s a murderer.”
“Oh, that’s right,” I said. “Jax hasotherirons in the fire.”
Leo said nothing.
“Dakota told us about how Jax has been sneaking around at night.” I pursed my lips. “Do you know what he’s up to?”
“No.” He answered so quickly, I wasn’t even sure he heard the question.
“You sure about that?” Max frowned.
“Of course I’m sure.” Leo once more ran his hand over his angel tattoo.
