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Her eyes sparkle. “I have some moonshine leftover.”
“Lead the way, Princess.”
I follow her into the bakery with a grin on my face. Smuggler’s Hideaway is magical. I wouldn’t mind living here.
The thought should scare me. But it doesn’t.
Nothing can scare me when I’m holding hands with Parker. Including the thought of moving my company across the country.
Chapter 26
“The price of betrayal? Twelve months of rent. Apparently.” ~ Parker
Parker
“Hey, Jerry.”
“You sound happy.”
Well, let me see. I won the gingerbread house contest. I had a ball hosting a stop at the Mermaid Treasure Hunt. And I spent the night wrapped up in a sexy billionaire who – I pat the cold sheets next to me – apparently left in the middle of the night.
“What’s up?” I ask my accountant instead of telling him my life story. He’ll hear from the gossip train soon enough – if he hasn’t already.
“There’s a weird transaction in your bank account.”
I groan. “Don’t tell me I have to pay a ton of taxes on my winnings from the gingerbread contest. I already spent the money on moonshine.”
Words to live by. Don’t spend your money on moonshine in case the tax man comes calling.
“No worry there. Congratulations on your win, by the way.”
“Thank you.”
“There’s another transaction here I can’t figure out. It’s a large deposit.”
“How large of a deposit?”
“Twelve months of rent on the loft above the bakery. Give or take.”
Twelve months of rent on the loft? Who would…. Drowning pirates in the stormy sea! I should have known Jeremy was up to something when he made me promise to stay in the loft for as long as the rent is paid.
“I’m going to kill him.”
“Excuse me?”
“Not you, Jerry. You’re safe.”
“What do you want me to do about this transaction?”
“Can you return the money?”
“I don’t have a bank account number to return it to.”
I flip the covers off and jump out of bed. “I’ll get you the number.”
I end the call and immediately dial Jeremy’s number. He doesn’t answer. Of course, he doesn’t. He’s probably hiding from me.
He thinks he can hide from me? He thinks wrong. I will show him.
