Chapter Nine
Tommy needed time to think. Jilly’s startling revelation had squashed the possibility that Rebecca’s employees were involved in the kidnapping. Tommy’s investigation was in a shambles and she needed Benj.
But first she needed time to sort things out; reassess her options. She thought taking a few minutes to have her toenails done would be a perfect opportunity; a little quiet time. But she couldn’t have been more wrong. A pedicure turned out to be the most erotic experience of her life. Tommy found she had trouble thinking about breathing, let alone deciphering the demands of a murdering extortionist.
Lilly had been hard to find. The woman didn’t believe in announcing her business in the normal, crass business-like way. Tommy worked the street, looking for a sign, but turn
