“If it was socially acceptable, I might.” I matched her humor.

“Might I?” She pointed to the chair throughout from me, and I nodded as I dabbed the corners of my mouth with the serviette. I seen she had her hair and make-up freshly performed. She should have caught me as she walked again from the resort’s salon.

“To what do I owe the pleasure of your time on what I might assume to be a busy night?”

“I noticed you are available earlier, and since I had all the pieces performed,” she waved her arms at herself with a smile, “I slipped over to choose your mind on one thing. I waited till it seemed such as you’d completed.” She smiled.

“Coloration me intrigued.” I waved the waiter over. “One other glass, please.” I pointed at my crimson wine, as I knew she additionally loved J. Lohr.

“Thanks.” She smiled at me then pressed her lips collectively in thought. I studied her and waited. Kenna was a stunning girl, extra mature wanting than Calli. She had a status for having a powerful spine in each her private life and in enterprise. She was in a predominantly male world with the life her father subjected her to, and she or he’d proven numerous occasions that she might maintain her personal in it. It was slightly engaging.

“Are you hungry?” I felt the necessity to provide.

“No, I’m simply stalling.” She chuckled, and though her eyes lit up, her face informed me one thing was up. “On the danger of stepping over a line, I’m going to ask you one thing. I do know we aren’t shut, and an enormous a part of that’s as a result of your pursuits lay with two folks I attempt to keep away from.” She shrugged and smiled as her hand unconsciously rubbed her throat. It drew my gaze, and I seen a faint marking on her neck. Is {that a} hickey? “Look, is my father going to be okay?” She blurted this as her eyes went to my face.

“Okay?” I repeated, my thoughts nonetheless on the hickey. I puzzled who she’d been with.

“Sure, okay.” She paused, and I might really feel her research me. “The scenario with Set off.” Her brows went up.

Oh! I lastly acquired what she’d been apprehensive about. “Sure, he’s prepared to assist him out.” My thoughts went instantly to the deal I made, and it made my abdomen drop.

“That’s good.” She appeared to chill out some, and I honed again in on her slender neck. I discovered myself picturing somebody kissing her from her jaw all the way down to that very spot… “What did he need?”

“Who killed Martin Castillo.” I paused and blinked at my very own admission. What the hell! My eyes flew to her face and her stunned expression at my reply. Oh, shit.

“Who on earth is that?”

“My apologies, Kenna. That shouldn’t have slipped out of my mouth.” Cameron may truly kill me.

The waiter set the glass of wine down on the desk, and she or he picked it up and took an extended sip. The way in which her lips fashioned across the rim of the glass drew me in and hypnotized me. I needed to drive myself to look away. I hadn’t had a one on one together with her earlier than and now understood the magnetism many felt round her.

“Was he a consumer of my father’s?”

“No.” I shook my head then popped a potato in my mouth needing one thing to maintain it busy.

“Then why would his dying be so vital that he’d wanted to speak to Set off?”

“I’m sorry, Kenna, I can’t.”

“Properly, Simon, this may go two methods.” She dug her heels in. “I can begin digging and pull my many sources to seek out out who this man is, or I can ask my father. It can save you a name from Cameron as soon as he finds out you dropped the ball and informed me.”

“I don’t do effectively with threats, Kenna.” I leaned again and tossed my serviette on my plate. I searched my mind for learn how to repair this.

“And I don’t do effectively after I solely get a part of a narrative. My father requested me for assist, I gave it to him, and now I wish to know precisely why my assist was wanted.”

Fuck.

“If I inform you, which means you’re getting concerned in your father’s enterprise.” I attempted a special tact.

“What makes you suppose I’m not already in it?” She put her elbows on the desk and leaned towards me. One thing darkish ran over her face, and I puzzled precisely what Kenna Lodge knew about what her father had happening. I couldn’t think about her being all proper with it if she actually knew the reality.

I tapped a nail on my wine glass and selected my phrases rigorously. I hoped I wasn’t about to crack the lid on Pandora’s field.

“Martin Castillo was a Mexican drug lord in Rosarito. He was very harmful, unpredictable, and dumb as a put up. Hassle is he was getting tousled in some enterprise of Cameron’s?—”

“What sort of enterprise?”

“Consumer stuff.” I stored it imprecise, however she gave me a glance, and I went on. “He was alleged to take the autumn for one in every of Cameron’s purchasers however wound up useless as a substitute.” I skirted round some main particulars.

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