Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Finch was still convinced Dan had the person.

He glared at Dan, but before he could say a word, Derek cut him off.

"I've already checked everyone you've got. She's not with any of you."

That "already checked" dropped into the tense room like a brick tossed into a pond.

Dan didn't even blink.

After all, Derek hadn't trusted him in years-always keeping tabs, always watching. Planting spies around him was nothing new.

But Finch was another story. He stared at Derek, disbelief written all over his face.

"Dad, you—"

"Enough! Both of you, knock it off! The only thing that matters now is finding out who took Susanna and getting her back, understood?"

Finch started, "But this whole thing—"

"—has nothing to do with us, sure. But they're coming to us for answers, so what choice do we have?"

Just talking about it made Derek's blood pressure spike. He'd moved fast, checking all his kids' people, tearing through their crews in record time.

he find? Susanna

that wasn't even their fault. Who was he supposed to complain

his own father would suspect

he was running on the side been discovered, too? The thought

few deep breaths, steadying himself. "You two, get

shooting Dan

always, looked bored, which only pissed Finch off

left alone. He lit up a cigar and

into the

eye on them," Derek muttered,

all

along the line,

listening to him stopped being his Even the stuff he'd set up himself,

he couldn't count on them. Couldn't even

What a joke.

nodded. "There's something

"What?"

to have

brow furrowed. "What's that

shrugged. "I'm starting to think our girl