Page 150 of Sins of the Father

He snorts. “What is a Carolina Reaper chili?”

I dramatically gasp. “How can you not know what a Carolina Reaper chili is? It’s the hottest in the world. This is a sin, Steven.”

“A sin, huh?”

“Yes. We’re seriously going to have to get you acquainted with the different levels of heat.”

He raises his eyebrows, and his expression turns cocky. “I’m down to experiment with all kinds of heat levels with you.” He pushes my hair away and brushes his lips on my neck.

“Hmm. What—”

His phone rings.

“It’s Quinn. I better get it.” He reaches for his cell on the nightstand. “Hey.”

I stroke his cock over his jeans, but the color drains from his cheeks, and he sits up.

“When?”

A cold chill runs down my spine.

He closes his eyes, shaking his head. “We need to call Claire.”

I sit up.

“I’ll meet you there.” He hangs up.

“What’s going on?”

“The FBI just showed up at Quinn and Jamison’s. They arrested my mom for donation fraud and money laundering.”

“What?”

“Jamison called Claire, and she’s on her way to the station. I’m meeting them there.”

I rise. “I’ll go with you.”

“Okay.”

We get to where they are holding Beth, but only Claire is allowed to see her. For hours, we wait down the street at a restaurant for her to call us, but she never does. Claire walks into the restaurant alone.

“Where’s my mom?” Quinn cries out.

Claire calmly states, “It’s late on Saturday, and the next bail hearing isn’t until Monday morning.”

“She has to stay in jail over the weekend?”

“Unfortunately, yes. The good news is I had all my notes from earlier today about our meeting, and I recorded it with a date and time stamp. I don’t know these agents, but I’m waiting for a call back from the ones I’ve worked with in the past.”

“So my mom rots in jail, and Maximillion gets to run around free?” Steven seethes.

“No. We’ll get her out Monday,” Claire insists.

I put my hand around Steven’s clenched fist, which is against his thigh.

Hope wails, and Jamison says, “I think we need to take Hope home, Quinn.”

With glistening eyes, she hugs Steven, and they leave.

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