“Adelina, please come in and sit down,” Jett stated as Flynn sat his thigh and ass halfway on the edge of the desk. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and stared at her.
“I’ll stand. What’s going on? It’s busy downstairs,” Adelina stated abruptly. She seemed nervous, and anxious to leave. Jett didn’t like the feeling he had.
“They can handle it. We have a full staff down there tonight. And a team of undercover security no one but he and Flynn knew about.
Jett knew how he wanted to play this little interrogation. They had to be smart, and not make complete accusations.
“There’s been a bit of a situation with our uncle’s place. It seems that the board of health clamped down on them hard. They closed him down.”
“I heard about that. The health department is quite strict.”
“They sure are. Are we covered here? You’re in charge of that,” Flynn stated with a tone that surely said he didn’t trust her. She went to speak and then nodded her head.
“I’ll do my best to make sure. Things happen though. The kitchen staff needs to do their part.”
“There’s more to our uncle’s place being targeted,” Jett interrupted.
“Targeted?” She looked at Jett. He stared down at her. Even in heels, she was petite in comparison to them.
“Yes, there are men who want to take over the businesses in that area, and take over The Phantom. We’re next on the list.”
“How so? Who are these men?” She swallowed hard.
“We don’t know. We have Cash and Zane working on finding out. They’ve gotten some leads.” Jett said as he stepped closer to her.
“Yeah, they found some spots where they like to hang out,” Flynn added.
Adelina immediately looked nervous. Her eyes widened. “Really? So that’s good. Then maybe they can help to stop them before they act.”
Jett looked at Flynn, but Flynn’s gaze was so intense on Adelina that she looked down.
“They did track down one main guy. He does some business out of an Irish bar in Queens. What was the name, Jett?” Flynn asked.
Adelina shot her head up, and then quickly looked at Jett.
“O’Connor’s. Ever hear of it, Adelina?” Jett asked.
“No. I don’t know it. So what did you need me for? Just to ensure that I make certain if the health department shows up, that the place is clean of any violations?” She turned as if preparing to leave.
Jett touched her hand to stop her. He wrapped his hand around her wrist and she stared up into his eyes.
“Is there something that you’d like to tell us, Adelina?” Jett asked.
“No. No, why?”
Flynn moved in behind her. She gasped as he grabbed her hips and whispered next to her ear.
“Why were you there last night? Who were you meeting?”
Jett held her gaze. He saw the instant fear in her eyes, and then them well up with tears. He couldn’t control the disappointment and anger he had.
“Why would you help them? Why wouldn’t you come to us? If they threatened you?”
She shook her head side to side. She opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out.
Flynn pulled her back against his chest and she cried out in pain. He immediately released her. She stepped away from them. “Please. Oh, God, please.” Tears rolled down her cheeks.
“You’re hurt. Murph said that you took painkillers. What the fuck is going on? Please, Adelina, if you’re in some kind of trouble, baby, we can help you.”