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Tanner stared over his cup at Dallas before nodding.
“She’s a sweet girl and deserves better than that piece of shit. Per the reports, he was under watch by the DEA, but they couldn’t get their hands on him. It looks like it was she who helped the cops put him away.”
Tanner handed him the folder. They moved to the table where Dallas opened it and sat.
Immediately, he pulled a folder from the envelope and opened it. There before him was a mugshot of Lamont Jennings.
Dallas stared at the photo, taking in the details of the other man’s face. Dallas could instantly see the charm in the man. The look in his eyes implied he was cocky, arrogant and dangerous all rolled up in one.
Dallas’s gaze roamed the form, and he flipped the page, coming to the section of the arrest that had got him the time.
Domestic abuse.
His breaths raced slightly. The small bit of rage that usually sat contained in his chest was building. It spread like wildfire when he came to the part of a Mrs. Jennings in the hospital emergency room with a broken arm and bruises along her neck and face.
“So is he out?” Dallas asked, not looking up. His voice was low, and he fought from getting up to slam his fist into the wall. There were other documents of hospital visits where Candi hadn’t wanted to press charges.
Apparently, the last one must have been what had finally pushed her button.
Dallas couldn’t believe they would let a piece of work like this out of jail early.
“Yeah, he got out the other day.” Tanner leaned back in his chair. “Was she notified?”
“No. She doesn’t know he’s out.” Dallas shook his head. “Those men you picked up work for Moody Perlino, a known associate of Lamont’s.” Dallas brought Tanner up to date on what Candi had shared with him.
“So last night, that was Lamont making his move,” Tanner said, tapping the table. “But if they would have taken you out, then they would have taken her.”
“He’s not going to get his hands on her,” Dallas growled, pushing the papers away. He ran a hand along his face and abruptly stood from the table. He stalked over to the counter by the sink and stared out into his backyard.
There was no way he’d allow Lamont to get near Candi.
She’d been through so much already.
He would not fail her.
“From the looks of what she’s been through with him, he doesn’t know how to treat a woman. What do you need from me?”
Dallas was grateful for Tanner’s offer. He pondered quickly and knew what they would have to do.
“We need to find him first.” Dallas turned around and leaned back against the counter. With Candi’s safety, he wasn’t going to mess around. Lamont needed to know that he no longer had any rights to Candi. The minute he’d laid a hand on her, he’d given up the right to ever be in her presence. “Call in favors. I want to know who picked him up when he was released, where he went to eat on his first day out, and where he’s laying his head.”
Tanner leaned forward with a mischievous gleam in his eyes. “I like where you are going with this.”
“I want him looking over his shoulder. We’re going to find him, Tanner. We’re going to make him pay for every scar and mark he’s put on Candi’s body.”
Chapter Twelve
Candi rolled over with a sigh. Her body was in a state of relaxation that she hadn’t experienced in years. Dallas’s king bed was amazing. It was holding her hostage, and at the moment, she didn’t want to be free.
Candi swung her feet over the edge of the bed and paused. Looking around Dallas’s room, she took it in, finding it to be homey. Surprisingly so, considering his hard demeanor when he was down at the bar.
The nap had certainly paid off. She had tried to protest lying down, but now she was glad she had. From the appearance of the sky outside the window, dusk was upon them.
Great.
Dallas shouldn’t have let her sleep so long. Her body would be confused, and she was sure she would be awake tonight.
Standing, she padded over to the door in search of Dallas.
