Chapter 23Rhett opened his mouth to speak but couldn't find the words. He pulled us closer. “Where the hell do you get off asking me a question like that?”
“How about you just answer it?” asked Connor.
“I will not. One, it's none of your business. Two, have respect for a man who just died.” He began to walk away, then thought better. “Whoever has the talisman killed Giovanni. I'm certain of it.”
I decided to forego his nonresponse to my question so I could pursue a different angle. We could always come back to it. “There is a big problem with your theory about Giovanni figuring out who had Queen Tessa's talisman and being killed because of it. I actually had it at the time he died, and I know for a fact that I didn't kill him.”
Rhett's gaze widened, either in alarm or anger. “You've fo
