Page 103 of Bound By Blood

“Zack! The club …”

“What about it?”

“It’s gone.”

“Gone? What the hell are you talking about?”

“Someone burned the place down early this morning. There’s nothing left.”

He frowned as he considered her words. “Are you saying it wasn’t an accident? That someone did it deliberately?”

“Yes. The fire department said someone broke in shortly after dawn and torched the place. The fireman I talked to said it was the work of a pro.”

“Did anybody get hurt?”

“No. The club was empty.”

“All right. What time is it there?”

“Six P.M.”

He grunted softly. Romania was ten hours ahead of Nevada. “All right. I’ll be there sometime tomorrow night. Reserve me a room at Harrah’s under an alias. Get one for yourself, too. I’ll call you when I get there.”

“Who do you think did this?”

“I’m not sure, but I’ve got a pretty good idea. Tell Walls and Lautner to lay low until they hear from me. That goes for you, too.”

“All right, Zack. I’ll see you tomorrow night. And Zack … be careful.”

“You, too, kid.”

Zack closed the phone and tossed it on the nightstand. He sat there a minute, lost in thought. There was no way to prove it, but he would bet his last dollar that Nadiya was behind the fire. She might not have lit the match, but he’d bet she knew who did.

He had no sooner ended the call than Kaitlyn opened the door and peeked inside. “Zack?”

“What are you doing up?”

“I heard your phone ring …”

“Come on in, nosy, and close the door.”

His gaze moved over her as she tiptoed toward him. Clad in a sleeveless long white gown that fluttered around her ankles, she looked like a raven-haired apparition as she glided across the floor toward him.

“I’m not nosy,” she said defensively. “But good news doesn’t come at four in the morning.”

“You’re right about that.” He patted the bed, inviting her to join him. “Somebody burned down the casino this morning.”

She stared at him, her eyes wide. “That’s terrible! Wait a minute. Are you saying someone did it deliberately?”

“Right the first time. Any guesses on who did it?”

“You don’t think Nadiya …”

“Who else?”

“But why? She doesn’t know you killed Daryn and Marius.”

“I think she’s got a pretty good idea that I had something to do with Daryn’s death.”

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