Page 9 of Protection for Asher (Safeguarded By The SEAL #4)

Grady flinched when someone knocked at the door. He checked the camera feed, seeing it was Bill. The man was becoming as annoying as a pimple on his ass. He wanted to beat the shit out of Bill and dump him in a shallow grave, but the man had his uses.

From what Grady could tell, no one that Bill had spoken to had come looking for them yet. Maybe Bill trying to get money from his nephew was good.

“Has your nephew sent you the money?” he asked the second Bill stepped in.

“Not yet, but I know he will soon.”

Grady grunted. “What’s his excuse?”

“He said he hasn’t found her.”

“What kind of guy is he? Can we put some pressure on him and get him to do what we want?”

“Probably. He's a piece of shit. Heck, we can probably get more than a thousand from him. He's not smart. I'm surprised the Navy hasn't kicked him out. He's worthless as shit.”

“Maybe you should go out there and get him to pay up.”

Bill shook his head. “I don’t have no money to go out there. He’s in California.”

“Well, maybe you should find some money and go put some pressure on him.”

Bill scratched his chin as he stared at the ceiling. “Maybe.”

Grady had little faith in Bill. The man seemed to overestimate his abilities. He’d seen it more than once with the jerk. Something needed to change. He would have another party this week and grab another girl, maybe two. He wanted more money, and the easiest way to get it was human products.

Bill should never have gotten involved with Grady.

The man was crazy. Eventually, someone was going to realize he was abducting women and come after him.

Bill didn't want to be around when that happened.

Maybe he should go out to California. If he wasn't around here, then no one would figure out he was connected to the abductions.

Grady had pushed it too far, taking more than one girl a month. Bill had heard people around town start to raise questions about why so many women were leaving without telling anyone where they were going.

There were four people involved other than himself and Grady. If any of them talked, they would be fucked. He would need to save up money so he could leave because ultimately, he didn’t feel that he could trust anyone here.