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Congressman Mahoney seemed visibly uncomfortable and at a loss for words.
Being a politician and all, he found his words.
“He’s been neutralized.”
That gave me a little shiver, even if I wasn’t entirely certain what it meant. Though, I suspected it was very bad for the dude who effed up and killed Trevor.
My surprisingly, and awesomely, cool and collected Willow simply nodded and kept at him.
“I want you to go get that phone. I want to watch as you delete all the videos of all the other girls that are on that phone. I will then deliver the laptop to you. The only video on it will be of your daughter so you’ll know you have all that’s to be had. We’ll sign the NDA, because I don’t care about anyone knowing any of this. I only want to assure those women know they no longer live under that cloud. We’ll then go our separate ways. And done.”
Wow!
Go Willow!
That was a much better deal.
I was so glad she wasn’t conundrummed!
Like my girl, I didn’t want his payoff money. I mean, thirty K was a lot. With thirty K, I could maybe get a logo designed and start a website and put in place a whole bunch of other stuff regarding an organizing business. But I didn’t want to get it off the backs of fifty-seven chicks going through hell courtesy of Trev.
And this would mean this whole mess was all over.
Sure, the killer wouldn’t be brought to justice, but my guess was, he already had, just not the lawful kind.
The videos would be dead, because NI&S had them only to find the women, and then they’d be deleted.
We’d find the women, share the videos were deleted…
And like Willow said…
Done.
Congressman Mahoney’s eyes narrowed. “You don’t want money?”
“Listen, you could have just walked right up and talked to me,” Willow said, and the congressman’s eyes got wide. “I hate what Trev did to your daughter. That shit is fucked up. I wouldn’t pick slitting his throat?—”
“It wasn’t a slit. It was an accidental puncture,” Mahoney cut in.
“Whatever,” the heretofore unknown bad-A Willow snapped. “Bottom line, there’s nothing we can do about that now. Trev isn’t preying on women anymore. All the videos will be deleted. His victims will be safe and out from under that cloud of worry. Including your daughter. The end.”
Congressman Mahoney took a long pause to consider this.
He then said, “You Avenging Angels are full of surprises.”
Oh my God!
Our reputation had reached the hallowed halls of Congress!
Willow and I exchanged a smug look.
“Cut them loose,” Mahoney ordered.
Goodie!
Let me tell you, zip-ties dug deep.
Goon One came to me and Goon Two went to Willow.