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As much asI wanted to go to work the next day, I spent the night staring at the wall. The day after that, I still found myself ready to spin out over my own shadow. I knew it wasn’t healthy to stay so secluded, but I was internally trying to process the attack and who knew what.
Minnie came by, and I filled her in on everything again and made sure I left nothing out. I felt terrible about dumping another secret on her, but I promised I’d make it right, or at least that I’d tell one of the guys. She agreed not to say a word but only because she saw I was hanging on by a thread. She insisted I get myself back to work the next day so she could keep an eye on me. I kept my promise and headed to the hotel first thing in the morning.
I spent a couple hours with my client Yen Hong before he had to leave for the airport. He had to be back in Hong Kong for business. He’d gotten to know me fairly well, and I saw him glance at me a few times. I knew he could tell I was off, but he was too polite to probe.
“Have you thought any further about my offer of a job?” He shrugged on his jacket, and the tailor got to work. Yen’s offer for me to come work for him in Hong Kong would have tempted me a few years back. He basically gave me the go-ahead to write anything into the contract that I wanted. I was flattered, but my roots were now firmly planted in Vegas.
“I have, a lot, actually,” I crossed my legs and leaned back in the chair, easing some of the pain in my side, “but right now I see myself here.”
“My hotel needs you, Kenna. I don’t take refusal easily.” He grinned, but it morphed into work mode when he suddenly got a call. “Hello?”
I checked the time and knew he’d have to leave for the airport soon. Once he left, I’d be free for the rest of the day. Sadly, the idea of being alone upstairs in my suite wasn’t as appealing as I hoped.
“Kenna, I’m sorry. I have to go. Keep thinking of that offer.” Yen blew me a kiss, and we said our goodbyes as I snagged my bag and headed for the lobby.
Once I was back in the lobby, I spotted Rail with a group of young women. He made them all laugh loudly.Oh, the Rail charm.
“I didn’t see you as a Paul Anka fan.” A security guard chuckled, and I blinked at him.
“Pardon?”
“Put Your Head on My Shoulder, that’s a classic.” He pointed to my purse where my phone was playing that song.
“Oh.” I forced a smile and pulled it free, curious as to who the hell it was. “Please excuse me for a moment.” I stepped away and answered the now silenced call.
“Hello?”
“Walk over to Rail and ask what his meeting with Trigger was about last night.” The automated voice made my blood run cold. I couldn’t forget that voice if I tried.
“I can’t.” Somehow, I found my voice and scanned the crowd to see if I could spot someone watching me. “I would never ask him a thing like that. It would be too risky. He’d know something was up.”
“I don’t recall you having a choice in the matter,” the voice said loudly. “Why did Simon Gable call you that night?”
My head spun. How did he know so much?
“He, ahh…” I tried to put my thoughts together, but this call had frozen my brain. “The night I was attacked by you?” I tried to show some guts.
“Don’t be smart, Kenna. Remember what I told you. You want the cops at your door for murder?”
“He wanted to talk to me, but we didn’t get very far. I had to hang up because that woman you were with interrupted us.”
“Look to your left.” I slowly turned and saw Grim talking to Jenelle. “Always got a woman on his arm,” he pointed out to me. “Grim had a meeting with his father early this morning. I want to know what was said.”
“How am I supposed to do that?”
“You were supposed to be at it.” Wait, how did he know that? How did he know any of this?
“Get the details on what I asked and wait for my call.” He paused, and I caught Grim’s eye. “Remember, Kenna, I got to you once. I can get to you again.” He paused. “That color looks good on you, by the way.” The line went dead.
I lowered the phone and felt the massive room tilt as panic waved through me. How was I going to pull this off?Breathe, Kenna, breathe. A cold prickle went up my back when my mind finally slowed down.
He was watching me. He told me where to look, he knew where Rail and Grim were, and that meant he was close by. The thought terrified me.
I scanned the busy lobby, but no one stood out, then I looked toward the cameras, and my stomach sank.What if…?
Rail caught my attention. He was headed toward me, so I turned on my heel and went quickly in the opposite direction. I wouldn’t ask him about Trigger’s meeting; I could never cross that line. The less I knew, the better, anyway.
I wanted to see those cameras. I used my ID card and hurried through the locked doors, wove my way through the shift change of dealers, then ran up the stairs. I paused at the door and raised my hand to knock then thought better of it. I held up Grim’s black keycard he’d left with me and held it to the security pad. The light turned green. There was Leo watching the craps table. He didn’t glance up because at the top of the screen it read Grim’s name for who entered the room. It was so you didn’t have to take your eyes off the screen.
