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“Nothing,” he replied, stopping in his tracks “That’s what’s got me scared shitless Stuff was moved around and then put back as carefully as possible And, June, whoever it was got insideat the door—and obviously at June—like a terrified rabbit “My cash and pills were rearranged Not stolen, just askew Which means they didn’t want to take them They either wanted evidence, blackmail aot it”

June was silent for a minute, and Simone strained her ears to hear her response

“Did you have a client list in there?” she asked tentatively

“What? No,” Ethan snapped “My records are all stored electronically, and encrypted Happy?”

“Of course not” A tinge of relief, but still a shaky voice “No one’s contacted you?”

“Not yet, no” Ethan was pacing again “But it’s just aPhotos have probably been circulated to whoever’s behind this I don’t knohat to do”

He looked like a small child about to cry

“Sit tight” June sounded so tightly wound that her cal you can do until you’re approached”

“How cavalier” Now Ethan was visibly pissed “May I remind you that if my ass is fried, your deliveries dry up?”

“You don’t need to remind me,” June choked out “But we have to find out what they want What else can we do but wait?”

“Right Great So it’s business as usual around here until a bo desperately for control “I’ve got to pull ether I can’t look or act weird, not when I’ down the fort for Vance while he’s in Lake Tahoe” He ran a palet out of here,” he said “The last thing we need is for anyone to h as it is”

Siainst the wall as Ethan walked over to theand peered out, perceiving what he believed to be a deserted hallway

“Go now,” he told June

“You’ll keep me updated?”

Ethan was nodding, but Si else She couldn’t risk the door opening and June finding her eavesdropping