Twisted Interest (Margot Harris 7)

“Really?” Margot looked over at Cassie. “You know, if you hadn’t sicced a couple of cops on me, I would have been here a lot sooner.”

“I didn’t tell them to pick you up,” Cassandra said.

“What do you want, Cassandra? I know I promised you an interview…”

“This isn’t about that. I want to hire you.”

Chapter 3

Margot sat at her desk and Cassie sat in the client’s chair directly across from her. Before they started, Margot hit record on the digital recorder she used when conducting interviews.

“You have a problem if I record this?”

“No, I guess I don’t.”

“Good.”

“First, let me apologize for the cops coming after you. It was the younger cop’s idea. He saw the episode where you threatened to hit me and was convinced you were a suspect.”

“I never threatened you.”

“Yeah, but you managed not to threaten me in a way that scared the shit out of me.”

“That didn’t stop you from reporting things about me.”

Cassie smiled. “I guess there are different levels of scared, which is why I’m here.”

“Because you’re scared?”

“Terrified. I don’t know how you felt when someone shot at you, but I didn’t like it.”

“Me neither. Terrified is a good way to describe it.”

“Which is why I want to hire you to find this person and stop them.”

“You’ve got two detectives on the case.”

“Yeah, but they seem to be wasting their time harassing you.”

“Considering the things you say about me in your videos, I’m surprised you’re so confident I’m not the one. Shouldn’t you be afraid of the feared cartel assassin Viuda Negra?”

“Who better to have on my side?”

“I have other cases right now.”

“So, you won’t do it?”

“Like I said, I have other cases right now.”

“What if I could tell you who it was?”

“If you can tell me, why didn’t you tell the police?”

“You of all people should understand.”

“I should?”

“Your friend Mal is a wanted man. Even before his current situation, he was thought to be some sort of hitman in a cop’s uniform. The rumor was he worked for Harry Lee among others. Yet, you stuck by him, even after you two were no longer an item.”