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Of course he did, and Royce knew that it was partly his fault Sean had been pulled into this insane game.
“I won’t help you.”
Again, a long pause. Letov walked closer, coming into the light. His face showed the ravages of living a hard life. He was a criminal, but one that had done and seen some of the worst of humanity. His hair was thinning on top, greasy, and he had gained at least five stone from the last time Royce had seen him.
“I think you might. Because I have something to offer you.”
He scoffed at that, actually snorted in Letov’s face.
Still, he continued to give Royce that evil smile. “Oh, but I do,” Letov said pleasantly.
“What in the bloody hell would you ever have for me?”
He leaned in closer and Royce smelled the whiskey then. It wasn’t good whiskey, but it seemed to seep from his pores. His skin had that yellowish tint from cirrhosis. This was a man who lived on the alcoholic beverage. If he didn’t get killed by one of his enemies, he was going to drink himself to death soon.
“But I do, Royce. That is, if you think the life of your daughter is anything you would want to protect.”
Twenty-six
Del arrived that afternoon, his grim expression told Randy he wasn’t too happy about the situation. It seemed that no one was happy about the situation, but Del’s mood had soured since last night.
“How’s my sister? She didn’t have an issue with Cat, did she?” Sean asked as he showed Del into the office. Del tensed.
“No. She stayed at my place.”
Sean stopped in the middle of the hallway. Del ran into him.
“Fuck, Kaheaku.”
Sean turned to face Del. Randy had to hold back the laugh. Sean was in complete big brother mode. He settled his hands on his hips and gave Del a mean glare. The task force commander didn’t blink.
“You want to run that by me again?” Sean asked, the question seeping out from between his teeth.
Again, Randy was enthralled with seeing the way Sean reacted to news about Emma. It was sweet, and when he got Alpha on another apparent Alpha, well, it was fucking sexy.
Del shook his head. “Your sister didn’t want to stay with Cat. She didn’t even want to get out of the pickup.”
That brought Sean’s temper down a bit. “Did she have a meltdown?”
Del shook his head. “No.”
“What happened at your place?”
Del blinked. “She slept. In fact, she fell asleep in the pickup, and I had to carry her into my condo. I estimate she slept about fifteen hours.”
Sean sighed as he turned and started back on his path to the home office.
“Emma suffers from insomnia. When she crashes, she can sleep like the dead.”
“Tell me about it. I thought she would barely weigh anything, but carrying dead weight like that is never easy.”
“So, what do you have for us today?”
“Your sister has a GPS device she claims is undetectable.”
Sean smiled and Randy saw it there, saw the love and admiration for Emma. Randy was still getting used to the idea that there was this other side to Sean. But, if they were going to be part of Sean’s life, then both he and Jaime needed to accept Emma as part of Sean. There was no way Sean was going to let her go, and Randy was happy for it.
“If she says it is, then it is,” Sean said.