Page 19 of Bound

“I have to step out for a bit but I’ll be back in time for the rehearsal dinner tonight.” Damon kissed my lips before I watched him leave the house.

“Okay. I’ll see you in a few hours then,” I replied.

After taking a shower, I got ready for my day. I put my hair in a ponytail since it was finally growing out, added some makeup, and then went to get Rose settled for the day. I was excited about the dinner tonight and getting to know Damon’s cousins, Claire and Rowan, even though Rowan wasn’t much of a talker.

“Susie, can you watch Rose? I have an errand to run.”

“Absolutely. We can have a tea party.”

“Thank you so much.”

Just as I was headed out the door, I received a text. This was getting annoying and old. Whoever this person was texting me, they needed to stop. The videos didn’t show me pointing the gun and firing it. They proved nothing.

Meet me at Cypress Park tomorrow at ten p.m. Come alone and bring the money in a brief case.

I swallowed a hard lump. Maybe I could just pay them off and they’d leave me alone. I typed back,Okay.

I leaned forward in the SUV to speak to the driver. “Can you take me to Elite Holdings Bank?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

I sat back against the seat and wondered if I could pull this off without Damon finding out. Damon had put my name on his account but then I remembered I still had my own account that he set up so I decided to start there.

Upon entering the bank, I was immediately greeted. “Hello. How can we help you today?”

“I’m looking to take a significant amount of money out of my account.”

“Absolutely. Right this way,” she motioned.

I followed the woman to a private office area. “Mr. Allen will be right with you.”

“Thank you.”

I wished I would have dressed a little fancier. This bank only serviced the rich people of Texas. “Hello, Miss Ricci.” A man held his hand out. “I’m Conrad Allen, and I can help you today. Are you looking to withdrawal some money out of your account?”

“Yes. I was wondering how much was in my account because I don’t use it often.”

“Let me look into it for you, Miss Ricci.”

After a few clicks he was able to tell me. “There is five hundred thousand dollars in your account.”

I almost chocked. “I’m sorry. How much?”

Mr. Allen chuckled. “Five hundred thousand.”

“Wow. Okay.”

After collecting myself, I explained what I needed out of the account.

“That’s a rather large sum. Are you sure you want to do that?”

I smiled. “Absolutely. You see, my fiancé and I are getting married soon and I want to surprise him with a gift for the occasion.”

“Ah. I see. I think that can be arranged. Let me go get the approval and get you going.”

“Thank you, Mr. Allen.”

I didn’t know how I could just lie like that on the fly. But I hoped Damon wouldn’t be alerted if I was taking money out of my account.

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