I can feel a smile tug my lips as I open my laptop.“Have I thanked you for the suggestion yet?”
My brother snorts.“I’m just following your lead, bro.Remember the time you had to remind the mayor who’s boss?”
Opening a program I need to hack into Quinn’s father’s bank accounts, I mutter, “Pretty sure I sent the fucker the anal plug Moxen shoved up his ass.A far cry from sending body parts, little brother.”
Floris shrugs.“Semantics.”
Taking my gaze from my laptop, I pin him with a look when I ask, “Please tell me you didn’t send their cocks.”
“Well, he is a cocksucker, so...”
I rub a hand over my face.“Oh, for fuck’s sake.”
Floris chuckles.“I’m gonna swing by Andrew’s gym.”
“You do that,” I grumble and focus on the laptop in front of me.
It only costs me a few keystrokes to become aware of a minor complication and reach for my phone to message Floris.The money I wired the fucker to make sure he paid off his debt to Cillian is gone.Withdrawn.
One might think there’s a possibility he gave it in cash, but our deal involved proof.Meaning he had to wire the money to Cillian to leave a damn paper trail.I knew there was a slight chance he would flee, but I gave the idiot a chance for Quinn’s sake.
Quinn, the woman I’m currently holding hostage, and who is carrying my child.Which means she’s tied to me for life.She doesn’t have a choice in the matter and to be honest?There aren’t any options out there.She will realize very damn soon the only right choice will be to submit to my order.
“Couldn’t you have checked before I headed for my car?”Floris grumbles as he steps into my office.
I don’t look up when I reply, “I could have, but then I wouldn’t have had the precious silence I like to do a little digging.”
“Anyone ever tell you you’re a pain in the ass?”
“Besides you?”I turn the laptop.“No, everyone else would scratch their head before throwing an insult my way.”
“It’s not an insult when it’s the truth,” Floris states as he slightly leans forward to read the information I pulled.
I thumb off a message and read one from the doctor I just received.The answer to my question, which doesn’t completely calm the worry in my gut.I asked him about the sedative they gave Quinn and if it was a risk to the unborn child.According to him the light sedative could have potentially harmed the fetus, but there was a strong heartbeat when he checked.
It’s still early in the pregnancy and we will have more tests soon enough.Fuck.There hasn’t been a single moment in my life where I thought about children.Becoming a father, starting a family in this fucked-up world and all that shit.
Though, the thought of becoming a father, passing on a legacy, didn’t freak me out.Instead, it felt right, and I already wanted to make Quinn mine.Which will make things easier now that she’s carrying my child.
Floris drops himself in the chair across from me and pulls me back to the discussion at hand when he states, “Motherfucker’s got a large head start.Please tell me you’re not sending me out of state.”
“No.I need you here with me so I can handle Cillian myself.I’ve put our bounty hunter on it.Andrew is a loose end I need to deal with, and we both know who the biggest threat is here.”
“Agreed.”Floris leans forward.“Do we have eyes on that fucker?”
“Not yet,” I admit.“We lost him when he ditched the tail I put on him.I have a program running in the background with facial recognition software.Hopefully the fucker shows his face somewhere with camera surveillance to pinpoint a location.”
Floris nods and a smirk tugs his lips when he asks, “What about the woman?”
I narrow my eyes.“What about her?”
My little brother shrugs.“I could talk to her.Get acquainted with the chick carrying my little niece or nephew.”
“You will do no such thing.”I get to my feet.“Besides, she needs to rest.”
Floris stands.“So, what are you going to do?”
“None of your damn business.Make yourself busy by digging into Cillian’s businesses.I want to know if anything’s changed since our last background check.”
