Page 153 of Sins of the Father

I stare out the window into the darkness, fuming at how I couldn’t have figured out a way for my mom to leave him at some point over all these years. I knew the day would come when he would completely break her into thousands of pieces, but I didn’t ever contemplate this.

Claire slowly replies, “Maybe you should launder money for him.”

I jerk my head toward her. “Are you crazy?”

“Hear me out.”

My heart races, and I release a big breath. “Fine. Why would I break the law?”

“If we wired you, the FBI could get proof it isn’t your mother who did his dirty work.”

“What if he catches me wired up?”

Claire smiles. “The beauty of technology is something can look like one thing and be used for an entirely different reason. The FBI could have you wear a watch, or a necklace, or even cuff links. Any of those items could record your conversation.”

“Seriously?”

“Yep.”

“Claire, do you trust the FBI agents who arrested Beth?” Harper asks.

“The FBI is dirty, too?” I growl.

Claire shakes her head. “I don’t know. But I’d rather call an agent I trust.”

“Who would that be?”

“Agent Creedie.”

Ethan groans.

“Stop it,” Claire elbows him.

“What’s wrong with him?” I ask.

“Nothing,” Claire insists. “He’ll help us.”

“And be drooling all over you the entire time with his puppy dog eyes,” Ethan adds.

Claire rolls her eyes but doesn’t deny it.

“But he can help?” Harper asks. “You trust him?”

“Yes.”

“He’ll do anything for Claire, especially since he’s still trying to make it up to her for almost putting her behind bars.”

Claire tilts her head and smirks at Ethan. “Let’s not exaggerate. He only questioned me.”

Ethan grunts.

“No offense, Claire, my only concern is my mom not going down for this. Is he the agent we should talk to?”

“Yes. I’ll handle it, but I don’t want to do it over the phone. Do you think Jamison can get us back to New York in his plane tonight?”

“Yeah.”

I call Jamison, and he assures me he’ll set it up. I hang up. “He said he’d text you what time they approve the flight plan for.”

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