Chapter 5

“He’s been working for her for only a few months. But no, you see, our brother Hayes is a lawyer. One of those shark types. So if you don’t show up, your life would get very complicated. And no one wants that.” He’d said that with a huge dose of humor, so I knew he was mostly kidding.

I bristled anyway, though it was half for show. “Are you threatening me?”

Monroe sobered a bit. “Not really. I know you’re a good guy, West Walker. So all of that is really moot. Let me pay in full now, and then none of us have to worry about anything on the day.”

I caved because I’d be stupid not to. No one prepaid in full in advance, and there had been plenty of times I’d had to chase money down. Once I’d even had to get lawyers involved before I received payment. This was a far better option. After the transaction was complete, and Monroe tucked his credit card into his wallet, he looked at me and grinned. I really did like how much and how easily he smiled.