JOSEF
Nervousness crept up my spine like the sneaky bastard it was. I cracked my neck, tugging on my suddenly too tight collar.
Where is she? Is she having second thoughts?
Before I could work myself into a lather, I heard soft footfalls in the hallway, followed by some murmuring, and I froze.
Mario opened the door. My heart stuttered. I smelled her before I saw her, and the sweet scent made me groan.
Goddamn.
It took me years to hunt down that particular brand of cocoa butter body cream.
It was made by a Swiss shop, something she must still order despite the expense and her limited funds.
Yes, I’d already looked over all her financials.
I knew about her job, which was almost volunteering with as little as she made there. She hardly touched the money Franklin had been paying her over the past fifteen years.
Well, save for a few large withdrawals. My men were still digging into that.
Did she give the money to an old boyfriend? Spend it on something frivolous?