Chapter 44
JAY
Maggie was back in Vegas. I thought she’d be smart and stay away, especially after Bronwyn. But there she was, pushing her way out of the gym, a beanie perched on the back of her head, her hair falling down her shoulders. Back to complicate my life, and her own.
I wanted to toss her all the way back to Hillstone and tell her to stay put. Simon would be out of the hospital any day now. If he wasn’t consumed by taking reign of Aguda’s gang, he might remember to threaten me by threatening her. I needed hard evidence on him before that happened.
Maggie disappeared from view and I looked away, only to catch Nico’s eye. He had a mop in hand but he was standing there, smirking at me.
“What?” I barked.
He hitched his shoulders before bending over his mop. “Nothing.”
Nico had
