Page 74 of Enthrall Secrets
I cringed. “What happened?”
“They killed one of them.” Ethan leaned forward. “I’m gonna throw up.”
“That’s it,” said Cameron. “I’m either calling an ambulance or you’ll let me take you to the hospital. I’ll speed you through admissions.”
“You work there?” Ethan rose to his feet.
“Yes.” Cameron jumped up and grabbed his arm to steady him.
Ethan arched a curious brow. “Where do you get the time? What with a club and a private practice? ”
“I make time.”
We headed through the garden toward the house.
Cameron glanced back at me. “Go home.”
“No, I’m coming with you,” I said. “Maybe we can say we weren’t here when Leon got shot? Maybe we don’t need to be mentioned at all?”
Cameron opened the door. “Let’s see what Shay comes up with.”
“I’ve never broken the law in my life,” said Ethan.
“Not even a parking ticket?” Cameron asked, as he entered the house ahead of us.
I slammed into his back when he stopped suddenly. There was the shadow of a man leaning over Leon’s body.
It was Shay.
His Nike pants and shoes proved we’d interrupted his evening run and his hair was still ruffled from working out.
Shay’s loyalty went back years and Chrysalis couldn’t have prevailed so smoothly without him. This man was an expert when it came to protecting our interests as well as those of our clients.
Seeing him here made me sigh with relief.
“So I take it this is our man?” Shay glanced at the corpse.
Cameron rolled his eyes. “I was tempted to write ‘I’m the dead one’ on his forehead for you.”
Shay smirked and held out his hand to shake Ethan’s. “Shay Gardner.” He looked over at me. “You guys okay?”
“Not really,” I said.
Shay gave a nod of understanding. “Firstly, I’m glad you called me. Secondly, Scarlet, what the fuck?”
“It was a good thing I was here,” I said. “Can we discuss this later? I’m worried about Ethan. He might have a concussion.”
“But…no police?” said Shay. “Seriously?”
“We need your advice.” Cameron patted Ethan’s back. “The dead man tried to kill them. He’s a member of a cartel. Or should I say ‘was’.”
“Are you fucking kidding me?” said Shay. “Please tell me you’re not asking me to get rid of the body?”
“Technically, yes,” said Cameron.
“In front of a D.A?”
“I’m the one asking,” said Ethan.
