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“There’s some of my blood in your veins, boy, even if you wish there wasn’t My brother was your grandfather”
Gray pinched the bridge of his nose between two fingers “Jonas Listen, if you need advice, I can recoe—”
“So did you”
That the old man would know so much about hiet drawn into this, whatever “this” ht be Over the years, he’d kept his distance from his father, fro family parties but only because he liked his cousins Other than that, he’d never felt part of the Baron clan, never wanted to be part of it
“Graham?”
“Yes I’m still here”
“I’ain, boy I need your help”
“And I’ive it”
The old man’s patience slipped “Damnation,” he’d roared, “you fly down here and I swear, it’ll take less time to tell you my problem than it’s takin’ you to tell me you ain’t interested in hearin’ it!”
Gray had known that was probably the truth Besides, he couldn’t quite repress that unwanted curiosity After another few ht out of La Guardia in the
“Good,” his uncle had said briskly “You’re on TransAht 1157, leavin’ at 6:05 in the am”
The phone had gone dead and Gray knew he’d been had He’d cursed, then laughed, finally climbed back into bed and when the woman in it rolled into his arms he’d made love to her But part of him had remained at a distance while he’d tried to coths to arrange for this command performance At four-thirty, he’d risen from the bed, showered, dressed, left a note for his still-sleeping lover asking her to please let herself out and that he’d phone her in a day or two Then he’d taken a taxi to the airport
Yes indeed, he thought, as the Jeep pulled through the wrought iron gates that marked the entrance to Espada, curiosity killed the cat—but he was, just as Jonas said, a hotshot New York attorney, too sainst his will He’d hear his uncle’s story, offer soe of conscience could plague a , powerful life and be back in New York by suppertime
For all he knew, this little break in routine ht just clear his head, , twisting Justice’s ar a stretch in prison
The Jeep carabbed his briefcase and headed for the house When he was a kid, it had reht, and he was s when his uncle’s wife opened the door Gray was taken aback He hadn’t given it any thought but now that he did, he was surprised to see Marta, considering how secretive Jonas had made all this sound