Page 66 of The Echo of Forever

Killing them so soon after Jeremiah would send the rest of the wives scrambling, and I was too nosy not to get to the bottom of that.

“I have some easily verifiable information for you.”

He perked up at that, seemingly forgetting I’d broken into his apartment and cornered him with no way to protect himself.

And this is who they expect my baby to marry?

“You didn’t have to break in to get my attention.”

I pulled the handgun I took and pointed it at him.

“Where’s the fun in that?” I queried, tugging the safety back as I walked toward him. “Does your father know your ma is meeting secretly with the wives from other prominent families?”

Even though he was a bitch in my eyes, I had to give him his props. He didn’t cower away from the barrel of his pistol, touching the skin between his eyebrows.

“Say whatever you came to say.”

I chuckled, secured the safety, and pulled the clip from the gun before setting them on the counter. The bullets had been removed prior to his arrival.

“Your ma is about to ruin all your plans, baby boy…” I started backward with my smile on my face. “Do you think the people of Everwood would vote for a traitor to represent their interests on a state and federal level? If the Carroway’s deepest darkest secrets start to unravel before the city’s eyes, how much support do you think you’ll garner when it’s time to campaign?”

His mismatched eyes never left mine.

“What do you want?”

I pushed for the elevator.

“You should hire better security or move out. It was too easy to infiltrate this place.”

“Are you trying to sow discord between my family and me?”

I hummed.

“Maybe, but the truth is the truth, no matter my intentions…” The door slid open, and I glanced at him. “Oh, I forgot to ask. Have you seen the way your fiancée looks at me?”

I knew he was worried about her movements and felt like adding more fuel to the fire.

“What the fuck does Forever have to do with any of this?”

Someone’s upset.

“Didn’t you ask Millicent that not too long ago?”

The elevator door closed, and I let my smile drop. Now that the seeds were planted, all I had to do was watch them sprout and grow.

Seo-Yeon valued Jeremiah more than Jayden, who’d taken after his father; they each had their own agendas, but never had those individual goals collided in this way.

Nothing good comes from a family at odds, especially not one with skeletons buried beneath its foundation.

I can’t stay with you tonight.

Forever’s text disappointed me, but I’d half expected it. All of me knew not to get my hopes up for more time alone. More time to reconnect and get back to what we were.

She’d already done more than I expected for such a short time. My baby hated feeling exposed, especially to men.

Understood. I’ll be around.

I pressed the heel of my palm into my chest and sighed, before hitting an illegal turn and heading back to the office.