Page 53 of The Devoted Husband

“You’re hopeless,” Bennit complained. “I agreed to let you stay here because you promised to stay out of trouble. You do understand if people harass or try to harm Sade at her home, they can add doxing to your list of growing charges?”

“What did you expect me to do? Lie and say I didn’t know where you were?”

“Yes! That’s exactly what you were supposed to do.”

“No.” Bennit shook his head as he placed his hands on his hips.

“I let you stay here because of the warrant. I knew they’d be looking for you at your place.

So, I only let you stay because you said you had some things you wanted to get in order before you turned yourself in.

Now, I feel like you said that just to get me to agree.

You never planned on going back to Memphis and turning yourself in. ..did you?”

Not bothering to respond, Jones headed to the guest bedroom he’d been occupying to pack his things.

Yes, he may have lied about his intentions, but he had no choice.

He couldn’t go home and figured the police captain’s home would be the last place Memphis officers would look for him.

While that may have been true, Jones hadn’t considered how easy it would be for Bennit to snitch on him.

When he finished packing his things, he grumbled, “Thanks for nothing,” in Bennit’s direction as he headed for the front door.

“Ungrateful bastard,” Bennit replied. “Go to Memphis and do the right thing!”

Jones was going to Memphis, but it wasn’t to turn himself in.