Page 51 of My Pleasure

“I don’t think so, why?”

He turned to Meryn. “How good are you?”

“You won’t find better. What do we need to do?”

“Ideally? Move the money to accounts we can access. Worst case scenario freeze them so no one else can touch them.” He stood and walked over to where Meryn sat.

Meryn went to lean down, but Aiden was already handing her, her laptop.

The room was silent except for Meryn’s tapping. “Oh! That’s interesting.”

“What?” Connor, Kiera, and Hunter asked.

Meryn looked to Kiera. “You should have gotten your money when you turned five-hundred and could be tested for magic.”

Kiera sat back. “That’s when they died, right before my birthday. Keran was four and Nicol was three.”

“There’s clauses on all three accounts. On Kiera’s, it was to be given to her five years ago. At that same time, when your parents died, she became the executor of the other two accounts, to be held in trust for her siblings.” Meryn kept typing. “This bank is solid. They denied your uncle’s request for access on multiple occasions. Looks like they tried to reach you, but the only address they had on file was your uncle’s estate. Where did y’all live before him?”

“Here in Storm Keep, but father had taken a long-term job in Lycaonia right before their trip. Heading to Boston was their last contracted job.” Kiera gave a short laugh. “We had already packed up and sold the house. When they died, everything went to a long-term storage company. That’s why only my uncle’s address was on file.”

Meryn stared at her screen. “This might get tricky.”

“I thought you were good?” Connor teased.

“Oh, I can do it. The problem is, there’s a ton of notes on Kiera’s account.” She kept reading. “Oh, man, I wanna meet this chick.” She chuckled. “I need her in my life.”

Aiden was smiling at his mate’s amusement. “What baby?”

Meryn looked across the table. “Your uncle called in and tried to get the money. This chick was in charge of your account. He proceeded to berate, belittle, and threaten this poor woman. She, in turn, blocked his phone number in their system. He couldn’t get through for like a year. When the company got his next call, he blew his top, which was enough to put the higher ups on alert. They saw that this cool chick had flagged your account and had basically typed out everything he said previously, transcript style, in her notes. They not only denied him access, but threatened to contact the police.” She looked up at Connor. “I could move the money, but when we have a human element, it gets tricky. I have a feeling this account is being protected by this chick who is petty as fuck and holding a grudge.”

“Recommendations?” Connor asked.

Meryn turned to Kiera. “Portal out there and meet her in person. Get everything squared away legally and your uncle won’t be able to do a damn thing.”

“That simple?”

“You have human ID?” Meryn asked.

“Yeah, I just moved back from working in Atlanta. All my paperwork is up to date.”

“Then, yeah, it’s that simple.”

Kiera shook her head. “Was it all for the money?”

“Or he’s just an asshole. That happens way more than you might think,” Meryn added.

“Meryn, can you add notes as if you were a rep?” Connor asked.

“Yeah.”

“Can you put in there that Kiera Sorrel called in to inquire about the accounts and that she had no idea she was entitled to the money. Say that she is flying out to come to their branch in person and to monitor the accounts closely until she arrives,” he advised.

Meryn blinked. “We’re going to be best friends.”

“I had a feeling,” Connor replied.

Meryn began typing.