Love Found [Pack Law 6] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) by Becca van Read Free Book Online Page A

inner strength and divorced that bastard. The details of the proceedings came out, and while Mary never tried to have him put away, the rumors were enough to ruin her wealthy, successful, and formerly well-respected husband’s career.” Alyson took a deep, shuddering breath and exhaled slowly as renewed anger and anguish washed over her as she remembered all Mary’s pain and suffering. “Once she was free and clear of that fucker with full custody of her baby I helped find a place out of state for her to have a fresh start. We had become quite close while she was staying at the shelter, and even though I was sad to see her go, I knew it was for the best. She could have a new life away from her abusive ex and they would be safe.
    “I started getting threatening e-mails at work, but they weren’t directed to me, they were more of a general threat to the shelter, and they were pretty mild threats, so I just ignored them and deleted them. Then I started getting e-mails at home to my private e-mail address, and this time they threatened me personally. I knew almost from the first that it was Mary’s ex sending them. I don’t know how that fucker found out Mary had stayed with us or that I was her caseworker, but he did. He wanted to find his wife and baby, but there was no way I was giving him information on his family. That asshole only wanted to hurt them more, and I wasn’t about to let that happen. Not when I had just helped them escape. His e-mails terrified me.”
    “Why didn’t you call the police?” Jerry asked. “Hell, why didn’t you go to the shelter you worked for? Someone there could have protected you.”
    “Mary’s husband was a very influential man and well connected, and he felt that I somehow convinced Mary to divorce him and in doing so ruined his life and career. He threatened me by saying he was going to pay some women he knew to go to the police and tell them they were mistreated by someone at the shelter and then use his connections to shut it down. I couldn’t risk that happening.
    “So many women and children went there looking for help and protection when they had nowhere else to go. There was no way I was going to hang around and watch him destroy so many more lives.” Alyson sighed. “I didn’t want to be the deciding factor in that asshole hurting more people.
    “Besides, I knew that Mary was safely hidden. If he couldn’t get to me, then he couldn’t get to Mary either. Even a man with Virgil Minogue’s resources could only find her with a lot of effort. I packed up my stuff, handed in my resignation, and worked my way to Aztec. It took me six months to get here. I didn’t want to make it easy for that asshole if he was following me. I was careful and spent most of the time looking over my shoulder.” Alyson glanced at Jerry and shrugged. “You know the rest.”
    “You can’t stay here by yourself. It’s not safe.” Jerry stood up and pulled his cell phone from his pocket. “Why don’t you start packing while I call in reinforcements?”
    “What are you talking about?” Alyson asked as she, too, rose from the sofa. “I’m safe enough. Virgil doesn’t know where I am.”
    “Are you sure about that?” Jerry spun and pinned her with a frown. “You’ve been traveling under your real name. When you filled out paperwork to work for me, you used your social security number, and this isn’t the first job you’ve had since leaving home. Employers, me included, have run background checks on you and paychecks have been deposited into your bank account every step of the way. A clever man or a rich one could use any of those to find out where you are.”
    Alyson felt the blood drain from her face. Shit! How could I be so naïve? Virgil probably knew where she was every step of the way. It didn’t take a genius to realize it would be easy to find someone from their social security number, especially if he had help, like a private investigator. Even though Virgil had been