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"Kenny Zhao. He runs the streets around the bakery. Head of a Chinese gang called Red Dragon Triad. I was researching him on the dark web. My grandfather always told me to watch out for them. I think he was protecting me, and then when he died, they came after me. Gavin was trying to hack into his computers so he could cyber ransom him and tell him to leave me alone."
Say what now? "Gavin tried to hack this guy?"
"I thought it might work. I didn't have anything else. I don't have any money. I won't pay him. I can't be his wife. I just want him to go away."
This whole story was not what I expected at all, but at least she was telling me the truth. "Have a seat."
She moved over to the bed and sat on the edge with her legs crossed. I brought her a bottle of water from the mini-fridge as she wiped her eyes and dried up her tears. Some guilt washed through me for roughing her up, but herevasiveness held us back. Now that we had the truth between us, we could make progress.
"Am I going to prison?" she asked after taking a sip of water.
"Why are you worried about that?"
"I've been on the dark web. Gavin and I tried to set up a trap for Kenny. It didn't work."
"I'll look into it but poking around on the dark web isn't illegal. Did you do any deals on there?"
"No. I wasn't very good at it anyway. Now I'm worried about Gavin. It didn't even cross my mind that Kenny might go after him. Kenny doesn't even know who Gavin is."
This was a ton of new information, and I needed time to parse it all together. "Alright. We'll stay here tonight. I think it's safe enough. I'll check the perimeter to make sure."
"I need to receive the deliveries at six in the morning."
She'd scheduled herself to work on her honeymoon. "I'll take you to the bakery in the morning."
She nodded. "Thank you."
"When I get back, we'll order some food, and you'll give me all the details that you can about Kenny and Gavin."
"Okay."
Finally, I had her cooperation. "What do you like? Greek, Italian, Chinese, Mexican?"
"Delivery is expensive."
"Don't worry about that." I crouched in front of her and took her hands. "You did the right thing by telling me. I'll help you get out of this. We'll figure it out. Try to relax now. You're safe here. I need you to promise me you'll tell me the truth right away if anything else happens."
She smiled. "I will. I promise."
Chapter 7 Protected
Wren
Mag kept his word. After making sure we were safe, he ordered food and we talked late into the night. I'd fallen asleep on the bed, and he'd crashed on the floor with nothing but a pillow. In the morning, he was up before me, and we took off straight for the bakery after checking out of the hotel.
The sun was just coming up over the rooftops as we pulled up in front of the bakery ten minutes before the trucks were scheduled to arrive. "You don't have any employees?" He stared through the glass window into the store.
"No, just me."
"Is there an alarm?" His gaze moved quickly through all the corners of the bakery that were visible from the curb.
"Yes, at night. It's an old one my grandfather installed himself."
He nodded. "Close the shop for a few days while I get a system set up."
"What? No. I can't do that. It's my only source of income. If I closed for even one day, I wouldn't be able to make the rent."
"You'd be safer someplace else."
