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“You never called me back.”
Atlee’s ponytail swung as she snapped her head in my direction with a frown.
“I got busy. Martin’s not my only client and my boss is unhappy he hasn’t been to the tables. I had to convince him not to ask Martin to leave the property.”
“I take it you succeeded.”
“Yeah, I reminded him Martin’s room wasn’t a comp and he’s spending a fortune in food and liquor. But the casino doesn’t like it when a VIP is taking up space and not spending at the tables. We have several high rollers in town who spend their money at different casinos. If the villa was available they could use that as incentive to stay at The Boulevard and spend their money at our tables.”
Part of me wished she hadn’t been able to convince her boss not to kick Martin out. She would’ve been clear of the man, but I hadn’t received an invitation to the auction yet so I needed the parties to continue. With a venue change Martin and Eden might not want the hassle depending on how many people they already had set up to attend the sale.
“Good looking out,” Jack praised.
“What happened that made you sound freaked out?”
“Oh my god,” she breathed and waved a hand in front of her face. “I went to check on Martin’s people. George let me in. Do you know George?”
George Lopez—not to be confused with the comedian—was one of Martin’s flunkies. He had no prior military experience, no formal training but he was part of Martin’s security detail.
“Yes, I know who George is.”
“So George lets me in. I told him I wanted to check the residence to make sure everything was up to standards. He told me Gavin…”
“I know who Gavin is as well,” I told her when she paused.
Unlike George, Gavin was prior Army and higher up in Martin’s organization.
“George told me not to go into the library, Gavin was in a meeting.”
Shit. I didn’t like where this was going.
“Please tell me you didn’t go into the library.”
“No, but when I was walking by, the door was ajar and I heard Gavin talking to another man about one of the girls from the party.” She paused again, this time to scrunch her nose. “He wasn’t happy with the girl’s performance.”
Another pause, this one accompanied by her brows pulling together.
“Performance?” Jack prompted.
“Yeah, he said the girl was asking too many questions then he complained that the…and I quote…bitch hadn’t learned her place. Gavin’s other complaint was…again I quote…she didn’t know how to suck cock. He said the woman bit him. I hope what he meant was she bit his penis, and I hope it hurt like hell.”
Christ, hearing my sweet Atlee recite a sick fucking conversation where she’d overheard a predator complaining about a woman who likely didn’t want to suck him off made my stomach turn.
“Did you hear who Gavin was speaking to?” Jack pushed.
“Yeah. The other man told Gavin to remember his place and told him that Eden had it under control and was breaking her in because fresh and young were hard to come by.”
Thank fuck Jack had taken over the questioning. I was too busy tamping down my frustration.
“Did you recognize the voice?”
“No. And this is where it gets dicey.”
I seriously didn’t like the sound of that.
“George caught me lingering in front of the door. He called out my name. Both men came out into the hallway.”
“Jesus Christ!” I exploded. “They caught you listening and you didn’t use your watch to call for help?”
