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Emerson laughed, knowing her voice sounded a bit hysterical. “I don’t think so. He told me we would be getting married.”
“He what?” Kendra cried angrily.
“Yep. He said that way he couldn’t be forced to testify against me.”
“The bastard. Was it even a Fabergé egg?” asked Tegan.
“I didn’t examine it,” said Emerson, “but from what I did see of it, it looked genuine. In fact, I think it might be the missing Nécessaire egg.”
Kendra whistled. “Too bad you didn’t steal it. We could fence that puppy and tell Toney to take his money and shove it up his ass.”
“Kendra,” Tegan and Emerson exclaimed in unison.
“What? You know I’m right, but we all know Emerson didn’t take it.”
“Which begs the question, who did?” said Emerson.
Tegan knelt beside Emerson, her voice softening with concern. “We’ll figure this out, Em. We know you didn’t do it. We just have to find a way to prove it.”
Kendra paced the room, her fists clenched. “We need to find out who took it. Why did he think it was you?”
“I have no idea,” answered Emerson.
“I can’t believe he’d just accuse you without evidence,” offered Tegan.
“There is no evidence,” said Kendra.
“Kendra, she didn’t mean it that way.”
“Of course I didn’t.” Tegan looked at Emerson, her expression fierce and determined. “But we’re not going to let him or his stupid accusations ruin your life. We’ll figure this out; then you can kick him in the balls.”
Emerson laughed again, this time not sounding hysterical. “Been there; done that. I punched him in the nuts before I left the restaurant.”
Her sisters glanced at each other and then began to laugh with her. Emerson felt a flicker of hope amid the anguish from Viktor’s accusation. Her sisters’ unwavering support was her lifeline in the storm. She nodded, taking a deep, shaky breath. “Okay. Let’s figure this out.”
“Who had a reason to frame you?” asked Tegan, sitting down at her desk, her fingers dancing across her keyboard.
“Well, Oliver Toney was trying to force us to give him Ravenel Reliance.”
“Yeah, but he already has that document to use against us. No, it has to be someone else.”
Kendra nodded, “But who could get in there? Fort Knox doesn’t have the level of security that his office and apartment have.”
Emerson nodded. “And the Fabergé egg was personal.”
Emerson realized Tegan had gone into the zone. She was busy making her computer jump through hoops.
“His firewalls and encryption may be good, but I’m better.”
As the rain continued to pour outside, the three sisters huddled together, forming a united front against whoever it was who threatened Emerson, their family, and their business. Emerson’s heart still ached, but the fierce love and determination in her sisters’ eyes gave her strength.
Emerson paced the office—more prowling than pacing—her mind racing. She couldn’t let it rest. Viktor’s accusation gnawed at her, his belief that she could have done this like a thorn in her side.
Tegan looked up, grinning at her systems. “I’m in.”
“You’re in where?” Emerson asked suspiciously.
“Viktor’s system. Where did you think?”
