Page 72 of Her Wolf

Neo surged forward, but just as quickly Finn shouldered his way between them. Neo immediately lifted his hands, taking a step back again as he glared at Cora around Finn’s shoulder.

“I was trying to help you,” he said. “Now you’ve fucked us both.” He swept a hand to the side. “Where in the hell are we going to get one point five million by tomorrow?”

He didn’t mention the heroin she’d promised Cesar, Jamie and Tomás…but she wasn’t going to remind him about it either.

“Did it look like they were going to negotiate?”

“Dona Cora,” came a quiet voice behind her.

She turned to face Bailey, her mouth working for a second before she could manage a rushed, “What?”

“We need to find out who they work for. That might give us some kind of direction.”

“What are you thinking?” she asked, noticing Bailey’s uneasiness in the way he kept clasping and unclasping his hands.

He looked about to say something, but then gave his head a shake. “Let me leave. I’ll see what I can dig up by tomorrow.”

She drew a deep breath. “No.”

Finn touched her arm. “If he can find out—”

“I said no,” Cora repeated slowly, not looking toward Finn. “We don’t know if they’ve left. I won’t have you running out here making them think they’ve got us spooked.”

She stepped up to Bailey, and gave him a warm smile as she smoothed down the lapels of his suit. “No. You’re going to come dance with me. We’ll sort this out tomorrow.”

“We might be out of time by then,” Finn said, but quietly.

Cora lifted her chin, giving Neo a scathing once-over that made the man’s lips press into a thin line. “It’s my birthday,” she said. “And I plan to enjoy it.”

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