Niko(Love Me Harder #2)(44)
Niko and Aran stiffened behind her.
“Who said that Jessie?”
“The man who came to the office. He said he had lost something and needed help. I was just coming back from lunch and offered to help him.”
“Can you tell me what he looked like?”
“He was tall, maybe five eight.” Jessie stopped talking and clutched her head.
“Jess stop thinking about him, ok? Stop, Jess. It’s alright.”
She looked around the room suspiciously. “Dee?”
“Right here, Jess.”
“Who are they?” Her voice had lowered when she asked the question.
“They work for our company too. The blonde is my man.”
“You finally settled with a man?”
“Yeah. Amazing huh?”
“It is. Dee, is he an alien?”
“You mean one of those guys I heard you talking about who will rape you then eat you later?”
Jessie nodded her head vigorously. “Yes. The man said that the guy who owns the company would come for me to kill me. No loose ends.”
“No Jess they’re not aliens. They are the good guys. They saved me. Someone shot me, but they saved my life.”
“Hired gun.”
“What do you mean, Jess?”
“The man. He liked to brag when he was torturing me. He said he hired someone to do a hit on you. To kill you. He gave that person a weapon that would tear you apart. You’re still alive. He was wrong.”
“Yeah, he was wrong. Jess, are you thirsty?”
“I drank the last of my water so I am thirsty.”
“No water, but I have a soda. Is that ok?”
She nodded her head yes. “I am going to bring it to you, ok?”
Dee walked to her and opened the bottle, before handing it to her. “Drink it all.”
Jess smiled and turned the bottle up, drinking it down without taking a breath.
“You really were thirsty. That will help you.”
“I feel sleepy.”
“You have had a hard time. Sleep. When you wake up, you will feel better.”
Jessie dropped and Dee caught her.
“Dante.” Dee called him out of hiding. “What did you put in that soda?”
“She got a Dante special. A double heaping of Rowl mixed with a syrup that will let her sleep without nightmares until the Rowl kicks in.”
“What do we do with her?” Dee looked at the males standing there.
“We will take her to the safe house where we have the other female and monitor them both until we find the killer.”
“Dante, you make it sound so easy. What about her friends and family?”
“So far, he has picked people that no one will miss, like you coworker Vance. I checked. No friends or family. Just a job.”
“No one has looked for Sara either. She is the other victim we have at the house.”
“Aran and I will take Jessie. Then we will look into the last name on your list.”
Dante picked Jessie up and carried her out.
“Take Rena with you.”
“Count on it.” Aran replied and then disappeared after Dante.
“Shall we go look for the money?”
“After you kitten.”
They headed for his car. She looked around. Jessie had been scared. She had verses from the bible written on her wall, prayers to keep the evil one away. They had to find this creep before he hurt anyone else.
The drive back to Niko’s place was swift and uneventful. She went into his office also, known as his security room and found that a place had been made for her.
She turned on her laptop and began to follow the money. It had been rerouted several times. She didn’t have the level of expertise that her friend Rena had, but she could follow money. She ended up back in the US at the same bank they used. That made it easier.
She reversed the deposit and lifted the phone to speak with the bank manager, who she knew. She showed him what she had found and told him in sweet words that his bank really didn’t want to be in the middle of an embezzlement case.
He seemed to agree with her. They searched for several more hours and were able to push the reverse through, as well provide a name of the client. This was done as a courtesy of course and would not be acknowledged if asked about.
They then tracked the money they were not able to reverse. With one last goodbye, she hung up.
“I have good news and bad news.”
“The good news is that you are now solvent again. The bad news is that you lost five hundred thousand dollars.”
“We can absorb that.”
“I love aliens. I have another piece of news.”
He looked at her and waited.
I have the name on the account.
Chapter Twenty-six
“Niko. Is she going to be ok? Good. No, that’s not good. I have some good news. Dee was able to find the name of the person whose account our money went into. We will be waiting for you.”