how to hire a hit man?”
Jonathan squeezed Kai’s shoulder in sympathy. “We’ll figure it out.”
“I hope so.” Despair bled through his words.
Jonathan opened the door for Kai.
Kai walked through as if he had no hesitation in talking to a potential killer.
The suspect didn’t bother looking up when they entered. Kai sat in the chair opposite him. “Who hired you to follow me?” he asked.
Kai’s quiet, calm manner surprised Jonathan. This was probably how he ran board meetings and got stubborn people to do what he wanted. Jonathan hoped he never had to face Kai in business-mode. He was fucking scary.
The suspect shrugged. “I made the connection online. Some chick wanted her brother killed. She’d give me ten thousand dollars if I whacked him.”
Jonathan frowned. The guy’s words sounded rehearsed, as though someone told him to say that exact phrasing. “Did you get a name?”
“No. No names.”
Jonathan wrapped a hand around the guy’s throat. Leaning down, he whispered in his ear. “If you try to hurt him again, I will hunt you down and put a bullet through your head. There is nowhere you can hide from me. Do we understand each other? We found the rifle in your trunk and we’re keeping it. If I find out you shot at Kai again, I’ll return your bullets the hard way. Understand?”
The man’s throat moved convulsively beneath Jonathan’s hand. He nodded as quickly as Jonathan’s tight hold allowed.
“Good. Now I’m going to go talk to my bosses. I’ll be right back.” Jonathan nodded for Kai to follow him. He was more than a little surprised when he did.
As soon as the door closed behind them, Kai started with the questions.
“What do we do now?”
Jonathan didn’t answer until he had led Kai back to Sin and Patrick. “Let him go?”
Sin nodded. “I’ll have Gary follow him.”
“Do you think he’s experienced enough?” Gary had only worked there a few weeks and Jonathan didn’t know him all that well.
“He’ll be fine,” Patrick interjected. “He used to work as a detective for the San Diego police department. I’m pretty sure he can follow one guy who’s not that professional.”
“Okay.” Something niggled at the back of Jonathan’s mind. “I just keep thinking this guy is the bait and we just took it.”
“I agree,” Sin said. “This entire thing is strange. I mean, if we were taking everything at face value we’d be hunting down Jeni, but it’s all almost too perfect.”
“Set-up,” Jonathan snapped. “That’s what’s wrong. It smacks of a set-up.”
Sin and Patrick nodded. No surprise showed on their faces, as if they’d reached the same conclusion a while ago and were waiting for the slow guy to catch up. Which was probably why they owned the company and Jonathan was just now figuring things out.
“Who would do that?” Kai asked.
“That we don’t know,” Patrick confessed. “Someone close to you who knows how to drive a wedge between the two of you. Anyone who holds a grudge who might want to get back at you and your sister?”
Kai thought for a moment. “I don’t know.”
“Any other relatives or people who want to hurt you?” Jonathan asked. “This feels personal. If it were business, they would just go after your business prospects.”
“I honestly can’t think of anyone.” Kai’s baffled expression showed that he really had no idea. “We’re all each other has left.”
Jonathan stepped closer, cupped the back of Kai’s head then pressed a soft kiss on his forehead. “We’ll get this figured out, I promise.”
Kai sighed. “God, I hope so.”
“Let’s release the idiot and see where he goes. I need to get home in time for dinner. You do not let a chef’s dinner get cold,” Sin grumbled.
Jonathan waited until Sin left the room before he laughed. “Damn, Callum has a leash around his balls, doesn’t he?”
Patrick nodded. “But he’s disgustingly happy so it must be worth it.”
Jonathan
Jonathan squeezed Kai’s shoulder in sympathy. “We’ll figure it out.”
“I hope so.” Despair bled through his words.
Jonathan opened the door for Kai.
Kai walked through as if he had no hesitation in talking to a potential killer.
The suspect didn’t bother looking up when they entered. Kai sat in the chair opposite him. “Who hired you to follow me?” he asked.
Kai’s quiet, calm manner surprised Jonathan. This was probably how he ran board meetings and got stubborn people to do what he wanted. Jonathan hoped he never had to face Kai in business-mode. He was fucking scary.
The suspect shrugged. “I made the connection online. Some chick wanted her brother killed. She’d give me ten thousand dollars if I whacked him.”
Jonathan frowned. The guy’s words sounded rehearsed, as though someone told him to say that exact phrasing. “Did you get a name?”
“No. No names.”
Jonathan wrapped a hand around the guy’s throat. Leaning down, he whispered in his ear. “If you try to hurt him again, I will hunt you down and put a bullet through your head. There is nowhere you can hide from me. Do we understand each other? We found the rifle in your trunk and we’re keeping it. If I find out you shot at Kai again, I’ll return your bullets the hard way. Understand?”
The man’s throat moved convulsively beneath Jonathan’s hand. He nodded as quickly as Jonathan’s tight hold allowed.
“Good. Now I’m going to go talk to my bosses. I’ll be right back.” Jonathan nodded for Kai to follow him. He was more than a little surprised when he did.
As soon as the door closed behind them, Kai started with the questions.
“What do we do now?”
Jonathan didn’t answer until he had led Kai back to Sin and Patrick. “Let him go?”
Sin nodded. “I’ll have Gary follow him.”
“Do you think he’s experienced enough?” Gary had only worked there a few weeks and Jonathan didn’t know him all that well.
“He’ll be fine,” Patrick interjected. “He used to work as a detective for the San Diego police department. I’m pretty sure he can follow one guy who’s not that professional.”
“Okay.” Something niggled at the back of Jonathan’s mind. “I just keep thinking this guy is the bait and we just took it.”
“I agree,” Sin said. “This entire thing is strange. I mean, if we were taking everything at face value we’d be hunting down Jeni, but it’s all almost too perfect.”
“Set-up,” Jonathan snapped. “That’s what’s wrong. It smacks of a set-up.”
Sin and Patrick nodded. No surprise showed on their faces, as if they’d reached the same conclusion a while ago and were waiting for the slow guy to catch up. Which was probably why they owned the company and Jonathan was just now figuring things out.
“Who would do that?” Kai asked.
“That we don’t know,” Patrick confessed. “Someone close to you who knows how to drive a wedge between the two of you. Anyone who holds a grudge who might want to get back at you and your sister?”
Kai thought for a moment. “I don’t know.”
“Any other relatives or people who want to hurt you?” Jonathan asked. “This feels personal. If it were business, they would just go after your business prospects.”
“I honestly can’t think of anyone.” Kai’s baffled expression showed that he really had no idea. “We’re all each other has left.”
Jonathan stepped closer, cupped the back of Kai’s head then pressed a soft kiss on his forehead. “We’ll get this figured out, I promise.”
Kai sighed. “God, I hope so.”
“Let’s release the idiot and see where he goes. I need to get home in time for dinner. You do not let a chef’s dinner get cold,” Sin grumbled.
Jonathan waited until Sin left the room before he laughed. “Damn, Callum has a leash around his balls, doesn’t he?”
Patrick nodded. “But he’s disgustingly happy so it must be worth it.”
Jonathan
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