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She ordered her heart to settle the hell down. There was always something new on the islands, and it didn’t mean it was Joseph. The former cult leader loved to deal synthetics, but so did a lot of other bastards.
“Find out where they’re selling it, okay?”
He nodded and turned back into his apartment.
“Wait.”
Freddy turned around to look at her.
“When was the last time you ate, Freddy?”
“Don’t worry about that, pretty Autumn. I’ll get you the info as soon as I can.”
“No,” she stepped forward and dug into her back pocket for a gift card to a local fast-food place. She had them on hand to give to kids on the streets. That way, she knew they would at least get food and not drugs. She held it out and waited. Freddy was the weirdest informant she’d ever had. The man honestly didn’t ask for more than he deserved.
“You don’t need to give me that.”
“I know. But I’ll shove it under your door, so save me the trouble and get something to eat.”
He hesitated, then took it. “Deduct it from my payment.”
“Can’t. The money has to be allocated to you, and I would be breaking the law if I did that.”
That was a lie. The money Autumn gave him came from her own pocket, but Freddy didn’t need to know that.
“Thanks.”
He acted like she had given him the most precious gift, and it hurt her heart. People like Freddy were preyed upon by drug dealers and manufacturers. Yes, they were weak to start using. Still, if people like Joseph weren’t around manufacturing and selling drugs, they might have found help elsewhere.
She pushed those thoughts aside and turned to head for her apartment. Ian was still glowering at her. Women always lost their heads around him, probably because they didn’t know what a pain in the ass he could be. It was the midnight dark hair, blue eyes…and that stupid accent. It irritated her that she couldn’t mimic it well. Southern US was about as far as she could get in accents.
“What the bloody hell did you just do?”
“I gave Freddy a gift card for L and L. Are you jealous? I can give you one.”
A flush started at his throat and then filled his cheeks. He was her brother, and she loved messing with him. It was fun to watch the former MI-6 agent lose it.
“I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about you being at Jin’s.”
She rolled her eyes. “No need to get your panties in a twist.”
“We talked about this and agreed it was a bad idea.”
“First,” she said, stepping over the threshold of her apartment, “I didn’t agree. You agreed with yourself.”
“Dad agreed.”
She glanced at him. “Should we call him and check?”
He hesitated.
“That’s what I thought. Ian, it’s been months since we knew for sure Joseph was back on the island. He hasn’t made a move.”
She could feel the former cult leader circling her like the shark that he was. He loved head games, so she refused to let him see that it gave her the freaks. By doing the interview, she hoped it would trigger him.
“So you think participating in a podcast that will call him out is a good idea?”
He didn’t even try to hide the sarcasm in his voice.
