Roy called Travis in. After a couple of minutes, he pulled up, and Roy explained what was going on. Travis looked me in the eye. “All bullshit aside, you really think he was involved with Teagan?”
Thank goodness he wasn’t going to give me grief. The last thing I needed was some stupid age-old misunderstanding to get in the way. I looked him straight in the eye. “Yeah, I do. And if we don’t do this right, he’ll get away with who knows what.”
Travis and I hadn’t gotten along in years. Lex had reminded me that Travis had dated Teagan in junior high. I knew he’d been trying to track her down. Maybe he wouldn’t be a prick. I pressed on. “I think he’s our only chance at finding Teagan. Two hours. We have to keep the lawyers from springing them or letting them communicate with anyone.”
“Done,” Travis said. “You have two hours. Make them count.”
“I will.”
Chapter Forty-One
Drake
We pulled up to Chazz and Raquel’s home. It looked like Irene wasn’t there, which was good. If she wasn’t, it gave us more of a chance to catch Raquel off guard. Lex hadn’t said much after I filled her in. She seemed almost numb. Normally, I’d have given her a little more time to process, but we didn’t have that much time left. We’d already spent too much time going over what we knew.
But I was worried. This was how she’d been when her dad died—withdrawn and uncommunicative.
Hayden and Kane had come as well. No one moved to get out of the truck until Lex did. She stared at the front door. I felt the pressure of the clock ticking. We only had an hour and a half left. Finally, after about five minutes, Lex said, “I want to be the one who confronts her.”
“I’ll go in with you.”
She nodded and got out of the truck. Kane and Hayden got out, as well. Before Lex hit the doorbell, a cop car pulled up and Travis got out of the car. Hell, what is he doing here? I had a sinking feeling that somehow, they’d been set free.
“I figured you might need me to take a statement on the spot. Chazz and Dixon have been confined into separate places at the station. Roy is stalling.”
Thank fuck. I released a breath and extended my hand. “Thanks.”
“I want to be the one to confront Raquel,” Lex said to Travis. “Then you can do whatever is necessary.”
I asked, “All right. How do you want to do it?”
“Kane and Hayden stay out here. You and Travis come with me.”
No one argued,
and Lex pressed the doorbell. The same woman in the black-and-white uniform answered. “Please tell my sister I’m here. And she’s going to want to see me. It’s about Chazz.”
The woman’s eyes grew wide, and she nodded. “Yes, ma’am.”
It was only a few minutes before Raquel opened the door. “What’s going on?”
“Can we come inside to talk?” Lex asked in a cold, distant tone.
Travis stayed behind and said something in his mic.
Raquel screeched, “What’s going on? Is Chazz okay?”
Before Lex could answer, Travis walked in, saying, “May I?”
Nodding, Lex gave the floor to Travis. “He’s in police custody,” Travis said as he stepped further into the foyer. “I just got word that he’s willing to testify against Dixon. If you don’t want to join your brother-in-law, you need to tell us what’s going on.”
Her face contorted. “What are you talking about?”
Her denial fueled Lex’s anger, and I saw my girl coming back. She was ready to fight. “Dad’s death. The letter. The land. His will. Milano Incorporated. Teagan. Montgomery.”
The blood drained from her face. “I—I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“I’m going to press charges. And you’ll be in jail for the rest of your life as an accomplice. Travis, do we have enough to book her?”