My eyes closed and ever so slowly I shook my head before opening them. “You all have definitely done your homework.”
Cal shoved his hands in his jeans pockets. “We’ve dealt with threats from assholes far worse than Frank. Gathering all the information we can beforehand is important.”
“Are you on board with us taking over once you call him?” Blood asked.
As much as I wanted to obey the law, I recognized there wasn’t any other choice. My sister would be in the crosshairs no matter what, and I probably would be too.
“Yeah. I’m on board.”
Blood nodded. “That’s good because it’s time for you to call this bastard.”
Punc guided me to the breakfast bar where I’d left my phone on the charger. I grabbed it, scrolled through my recent calls, and hit Frank’s contact.
“Is this Savannah?” Frank asked when he answered my call.
“Yes, um, I have some extra money and wanted to put it toward the loan.”
“Is that so?” he asked.
Punc stood next to me, his shoulder against mine so he could hear both sides of the conversation.
“It is, would you be able to come by tomorrow—”
“Is this the insurance settlement money?” he asked.
“Yes,” I said, sticking to short answers so he wouldn’t catch on to my lie.
Frank paused. “Why are you calling on a Sunday?”
My nerves gave way to irritation. “Does that really matter, or do you want your money?”
“Don’t piss me off, Savannah,” Frank said in a low voice.
Punc grabbed a memo pad and scrawled a note -the check had to be converted to cash.
I put some sweetness in my tone. “Since you don’t take checks, I had to get the money in cash. That took some time.”
“Why didn’t Doug tell me you had the money? My men found him walking back from your neighborhood.”
My stomach sank at that info, but I forced myself not to show any reaction. “If I’d told Dad, he’d have taken the money and run.”
Frank hummed, then said, “I can see that. You’re much smarter than he is.”
I rolled my eyes. “That’s not saying much. So…first thing tomorrow or do I need to tell my boss I’ll be late?”
Again, Frank paused. “You’re in luck, I don’t have any plans for this evening. I’ll be by in twenty minutes.”
My eyes widened, but I kept my tone neutral. “All righty.”
Frank chuckled and ended the call.
Punc leaned sideways against the breakfast bar, and repeated Frank’s side of the conversation to his MC brothers.
When he finished, I caught Punc’s attention. “I think he knows about you. Dad probably said something when he saw Frank.”
Punc shook his head. “You’re probably right, but there’s no time to worry about that, babe.” He tipped his head at Razor. “Time to move your truck. I’ll head next door to let Mr. Hader know who you are.”
Razor and Punc went out the front door. Blood and Tundra wandered to the French doors that led to the back patio.
