Page 32 of Legal Attraction

“Some of this feels very hushed up.”

“Oh, for sure. The way they handled that whole interview process? Locking everyone in. You’re the only one they can’t totally control because you have your own team.”

“And you say that before I came here, these things didn’t really happen?”

“Not really, at least not that I know about. Though two of our new associates last year left in a kind of hushed up way and moved to the Mediterranean.”

“Anders and Astra,”

“Right. And they seemed to know a lot about Muskanza and some of the suspects involved in the Palisades incident.”

“Do you think Muskanza is involved with the Palisades bombing?”

“Lucan mentioned them, didn’t he? Or someone did. Have you seen anything to indicate they might be a terrorist group?”

Coral’s eyes widened. “Do you think our firm represents a terrorist group?”

“Well, no. But I’ve been kept away from this client and I’ve noticed they assign people to them on a need-to-know basis.”

“Then why me?”

“I think it’s the royal connection.”

Coral pressed her lips together. “They don’t want me talking about this outside of the attorneys assigned to the case, but talking to you doesn’t break any laws. Just firm policy I guess.” She breathed out slowly and then shrugged. “But I need to talk it through with someone so here goes. I’ve seen nothing suspicious yet.”

“But it’s your first day, and a distracted one at best.”

She held up a finger. “Except. They have a very detailed, very intricate manner in which to hide their money.”

“Hide?”

“That’s a leap. But I don’t know. The foreign accounts, the multiple numbers, names. It’s all legal, but it seems odd to take such great lengths unless you have something to hide.”

She turned to face him. “Otherwise, these guys are completely boring. I mean. Copy machines. Office supplies. A few dips into tourism and fun.”

“What? Like what?”

“I don’t know. Like a moped rental business. Wave runners. That kind of thing.”

Rand sighed. “Then why keep me so completely outside of that particular client?”

“I don’t know. Maybe I’ll learn more as I go. But if they’re shady, do I want to know? Then I’m bound to keep their secrets from the law.” She pulled her sleeves over her hands. It helped her think. “But why are we even suspicious of them?”

“Oh, just because of something Lucan said. And the fact that they are so shrouded in secrecy around here.” Rand sighed. “I might be making something out of nothing. It’s a sore topic with me.”

“What do you know about today’s attack?” She flicked her fingers over his phone.

“Just that he locked the security team away. He had free reign over the place and no one was doing anything about it. Shots were fired. But no one was injured.”

“Is he taken into custody?”

“Yes, and he is most definitely behind bars.”

She breathed out. “I won’t feel safe until we know for sure it wasn’t targeted toward me.”

“I just can’t see that being the case.”

“There are a lot of psycho people in the world with issues and problems with royals.”

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