Chapter 20
Phoebe hoped she’d done the right thing, helping Farley convince Harley that Farley should go back and release Stern. Both of them agreed Harding wasn’t what they’d expected, but Harley thought it was too late to change back to Stern’s camp. Farley hadn’t called in, which seemed to indicate Harley had been right. A pity being right wasn’t much comfort, Phoebe thought as Harley wiped his sweaty brow again. If Farley had freed Stern, Harley was now squarely in the very nasty, very dangerous middle. She just hoped it would help things break their way. They could use a break right now. While Harley drove and sweated and muttered, Phoebe went to work on her handcuffs. They’d secured her hands in front, a lucky miscalculation for her. It didn’t seem to be their day for making good de
