Arranged for Pleasure by Lacey Thorn Read Free Book Online

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    Chapter Four
     
     
     
    “You’re not fucking leaving, Kat,” Liam roared.
    Had she really been insane enough to consider staying and taking what they had to offer? Liam would be lucky if he didn’t have her foot up his ass in the next five seconds.
    “You’re not in charge here, Liam.” Kat was ready to rip her hair out by the roots. “I need you to dial down the testosterone and listen to me.”
    “If you think you can convince any of us that your idea of drawing this crazy guy out is good, you’re the one who’s delusional,” Rafe interrupted.
    “It’s going on three weeks, Rafe. Three weeks of nothing. No contact of any kind. This lunatic is looking more and more like a figment of Juliana Marino’s imagination. The rest of her family can’t recall any guy she hung around with before she was sent away.”
    Adrian’s sarcasm came through loud and clear when he spoke. “I’m sure they’d be willing to disclose anything. Their psycho brother had their psycho sister put away. I can’t imagine them wanting to hide anything else from getting out.”
    “He has a point,” Rafe agreed.
    Kat sighed and practically threw herself onto the couch. “Then you need to come up with something. I don’t care what the hell we do, but for God’s sake, let’s do something. I can’t take much more of being cooped up here. I feel like I can’t breathe.”
    “Is it really so bad, Kat?” Adrian asked. He didn’t wait for her reply before slamming out the front door.
    “Oh, nice,” she yelled. “Just leave when I can’t follow you.” Her glare bounced between the shut door, Liam, and Rafe. When neither of them said anything, it took the anger out of her. “I don’t think he’ll ever forgive me.”
    “If he didn’t care, it wouldn’t bother him,” Rafe countered then plopped down beside her. “We’re not going to do anything that puts you at risk, Kat.”
    “We can’t just keep hiding me here. I’m going stir crazy, Rafe.”
    “I know you are, mi amor .”
    “But your ass is still staying here,” Liam interjected.
    “Fuck you, Liam.”
    “Bend over anytime, darling.”
    “You’re such an ass.”
    “If that’s what it takes to keep yours safe, then call me whatever you need.” He bent down in front of her. “I’m not willing to risk you, not if there’s even one one-millionth of a chance this guy exists.”
    “They’ve attempted to go over every movement Juliana Marino made from the moment she left the hospital until she attacked your friend Tara. There’s nothing to make them think she could have sent any of those photos.” Rafe shook his head in frustration.
    “We also know no one in the office of the hospital can figure out for sure who okayed it for Juliana to leave. The signature on the release form isn’t legible, and no one will admit to okaying it,” Liam added.
    “Would you want to be the one who let her out?” Rafe questioned.
    “Hell, no,” Kat stated emphatically. “Not after everything’s come to light.”
    “What else do we know?” Liam brought them back to topic.
    “She disappeared right after Raymond’s funeral,” Kat said. “Until she tried to kill Tara, Juliana’s family thought she’d gone back to the hospital.”
    “So, it only stands to reason someone helped her get out. Someone helped her send those pictures. And it follows that the same person may have helped her commit the murders those photos depict.”
    “I know that, Rafe.” She sighed and leaned her head back, letting her eyes close. She could see a slide show of all the photos Tara had received. Women, all different types of women, with only the way they’d died to connect them. It was a connection Kat didn’t plan to share with them. Her hand automatically lifted to touch her neck.
    “We’re not going to let that happen,” Liam stated, his hand rising to cover hers. His fingers brushed over her flesh, and she swore she felt him shudder.
    “I’m fine,