Page 50 of Sinful King
“Does your brother give his two cents to Sean unprovoked?” I asked, lifting an eyebrow.
“When necessary, yes.”
I scoffed but knew it was true.
“Yes, Liam, something is off with my friend. Leave it to me, alright? Do you know where my husband is?”
His last text had been too vague.
I’ll be late. I love you.
“I can find out, but that’d mean exchanging something with Lorcan for it.”
Mmm.
“What do you think will suffice?”
The more Liam and I became acquainted, the better I understood his position in all this. Be loyal to me but not too much that he upsets the man paying him.
Sean was fair and I was unreasonable.
That made Liam and his brother lucky.
“You not letting me protect you correctly is a start.”
I tsked, not liking that idea but understanding with marriage came compromise.
Sean wanted me safe, Liam was here to do that in his stead.
“Alright. We’ll go with your suggestion.”
It meant Sean would make it his business to be all up in mine soon, to put me in my place or whatever.
My lips lifted at the thought, while scrolling through articles about the bodies he’d dropped on the church’s doorstep.
Pastor Nathaniel Phillips is cooperating with police, one read.
Another citing my father’s words,God will have the last say on this matter. I will continue to work with police to bring the victims justice.
What a fucking hypocrite.
He was the reason they had to die.
Annoyed, I called Jaslyn.
“You were next on my list of calls today,” she said upon answering. “Heard the church is being treated like a morgue. I think it’s best to switch gears and attack through the media. First a body and then—”
“—abuse of power and sexual assault allegations,” I finished. “You’re right. Can you meet in the morning?”
I could hear the clicking of a mouse.
“Mmmm. Yeah, I can meet at ten before court. And Ashton is giving me a look, hold on…” it went silent for a short moment and then… “Bring your husband. Congrats, by the way. I have to go but I’ll see you tomorrow.”
The line went dead and just in time. Liam came to a stop outside the warehouse and I pulled my heels off and replaced them with a pair of black Sambas.
“Stay back for me…” I held my hand up before he could argue. “Not far just enough that Esi isn’t tense. Security is not her thing.”
He nodded and we got out.
