Page 167 of The Chase
“And expose your own?”
His left eye twitched. “See you Friday. With your team. Be prepared for some private time.”
“I don’t respond to threats, Francis.”
“Excuse me?”
I stepped back, putting more distance between us and trying to hide the fact my heart was racing. “Glad we cleared that up. Huntly Pierre will be delighted to provide a security consultation. I’ll have Shane Hannah, one of our lead investigators, contact you with the details.”
A knock at the door.
Abby leaned round the door. “Sorry to interrupt, but Brandon’s found something interesting on that case you’re both working on.” She gave me a knowing look.
“Thank you.” I turned back to Francis. “You’ll see our team on Friday, Lord Blandford. Have a safe trip back to Oxfordshire.”
He gave a thin smile. “Friday it is.”
I hurried out of Adley’s office. “Thank you, Abby. How did you know I needed saving?”
“I didn’t.” She glanced behind her. “Are you okay? What happened?”
“He’s a creepy bastard.”
“No more meetings with him alone.”
“That’s my intention.”
“Well, are you going to fill me in on the deets?”
My head snapped to look at her. “What?”
“Tobias Wilder?” She grinned. “Are you guys just shagging or is there more going on there?”
I gave her an incredulous look. “Mind your own bloody business.”
She burst out laughing. “Oh my God, you’re shagging Tobias Wilder!”
“Does everyone know?”
“He kissed you in front of Danny. Then you headed off into the sunset together.”
“How embarrassing.”
“Are you kidding me, he’s a bloody catch.”
“Yes, he’s pretty special.”
“Imagine how cute your babies are going to look.”
“Shut up.”
We walked into Brandon’s office and he gestured for me to take a seat. I was too wound up after my run-in with Francis to take it and talking about Tobias had muddled my brain.
I paced a little to refocus.
He used a napkin to wipe crumbs off his hands and pushed his half-eaten sandwich aside.
“What have you found?” I pulled my phone out and saw five missed calls from Tobias. He probably needed reassuring my meeting with Lord Blandford went smoothly.
