Page 65 of Sasha and the Heir

I spun my chair around and pulled the burner from the bottom of my bag.

SASHA: Call me

The phone immediately buzzed in my hand. “Sasha?”

“Hey,” I croaked out. Hearing Luca’s voice broke down the strong front I’d put up to deal with the cops.

“What happened?”

A female voice murmured in the background, and he let a terse no.

“Are you meeting with Fern?”

“Yes, but she’s stepping out of the room. What’s wrong, baby?”

“A man pulled a gun on me outside the office, and I shot him.” I sucked down a deep breath.

“Shit. Are you okay?”

“I think so. They took him away, but that Bennington asshole is here.”

There was a knock at my office door, and Tommy opened it and slipped out.

“Did you call Gabe?”

“Nicki.”

"Nicki, huh?" Amusement laced Luca's voice.

“She’s not as creepy as her dad.”

“That’s true. Who was guarding you?”

I glanced over my shoulder. Tommy stood outside my office, blocking Bennington from entering.

“Tommy. If I hadn’t gotten the guy, Tommy would’ve.”

Luca grunted.

“I’m serious. Tommy has saved my ass enough times to know the kid would do whatever it takes.”

“Maybe you should work from home until things are settled.”

“As much as I hate it, I think you’re right. I can’t put everyone at risk. Who would’ve guessed these fuckers would be so bold as to try to kill me on my lunch break?”

“This shit won’t happen again. Call me once you’re home.”

“Will do. Love you.”

“I love you, Sasha. Don’t get locked up.”

We shared a laugh, and then he ended the call. I stashed the burner in a locked drawer in my desk, just in case the cops took me in. No need to take the prison burner downtown.

Tommy looked into my office and lifted his eyebrow. There was no way I wanted that fucker in my office, so I took a deep breath and joined them in the hallway. “My lawyer should be here soon if you’d like to go to the conference room to wait.”

I led them downstairs and gave Lara a reassuring smile as we entered the conference room. The poor woman spoke quickly over the phone as her eyes darted from the front door to where I sat at the head of the table.

The police officer and Bennington sat in the seats across from me, and Tommy loomed behind them.

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