“You’re going to give it all to me, dickhead, and not just because I’ll bash your fucking head in if you don’t. As we speak, thirty thousand little green pieces of paper are being deposited into your bank account. If anyone checks, they’ll notice the money comes from one LBT Corporation. Huh.” Zach dug the tip of the bat into the carpet and leaned against it. This was going to be his favorite part by far—since he’d promised Toni he wouldn’t beat Chris bloody.
“Funny thing, isn’t that the same corporation your firm is involved in a class action suit against? We are talking big bucks, aren’t we?” He kept right on talking, not giving Chris an opportunity to answer any of his questions. He didn’t give two shits what the fucker had to say. Playing with him was just a little bit of fun. And thankfully, Toni remained bug-eyed but quiet throughout.
Her silence showed she trusted him to handle this for her and that meant the world to him.
“So, if someone you worked with, say Toni’s uncle, were to find a deposit from them, it would be a bad day for you, huh? It would look like you were taking bribes to blow the case.” He tsked. Time to bring it on home. “Don’t bother trying to move the money. It will make you look even more guilty. Do I need to keep going here, or are you catching on yet?”
Fury blazed from Chris’s eyes, but he was at least smart enough to realize he had no options. While Zach would love nothing more than to throw down with Chris, he’d made a promise to Toni. One he now regretted, but that was beside the point.
He tapped Chris on the shoulder with Louie. Chris was gonna be sore as shit tomorrow. Fuck yes.
“You want the video in exchange for canceling the money.” Chris’s voice was tight, fear-filled.
“Aww, baby, he isn’t as stupid as you told me.” Zach grinned at Toni, who rolled her lips inward seemingly to suppress her own laughter. Why, he’d never know. Laughing at the guy was the least she owed him. If she was willing, he’d hand Louie over and let her have at it.
And he never let anyone touch Louie.
“Can’t speak to the rest of what you told me. Remember, babe? About how much he sucked in bed?” They’d never spoken about any such thing beyond the time he walked in on Toni yelling about Chris’s poor fucking skills.
This time she chuckled and a sly smile lit her face as she shrugged. “Nobody compares to you,” she said with a wink.
“Damn, baby, you’re the sweetest.” Shit, this was fun. He could play this game all day, except that he had a wet pussy waiting for his mouth. She was always wet for him, so it wasn’t a stretch to think she’d be so now, watching him dominate her ex. “What’d you come, three times in an hour and a half last night? Fuck, it was hot.”
“Four.”
Zach’s dick twitched as he recalled the events of the previous night. Toni had been so nervous about the trip, he’d set out to melt her mind.
And he’d succeeded in just ninety minutes.
“Hell yeah! Four. Almost forgot the one where I—”
Toni cleared her throat.
Zach wanted to burst out laughing at the pretty blush on Toni’s cheeks, but he refrained. “Too much?”
Chris must have forgotten he had no power, because he mumbled, “Slut,” under his breath.
Quick as lighting, Zach jammed Louie against Chris’s chest again, loving the grunt of pain he emitted. “Every single copy. Or I’ll ruin you. This ever finds its way onto social media, I’ll ruin you. You come near Toni again, you so much as breathe the same air as her, I’ll ruin you. You’re also going to find a new firm. You’re done working for her uncle. Or, guess what?” He leaned his body weight into the bat.
“You’ll ruin me.” The words were so strained, they were barely audible.
“Ding, ding, ding.” Zach stepped back and released Chris without warning. The other man’s knees gave out and he almost hit the floor before his quads kicked in and kept him upright. “Looks like we’re done here. Unless you have anything.” He turned to Toni and extended his hand.
She took it without hesitation and he pulled her against his body. And fuck if she didn’t snuggle into his side like she couldn’t get close enough. Christ, he loved her.
“Where did you get it? The video,” she asked, slipping her arm around Zach’s lower back. Her small fingers hooked into his belt loop on his opposite hip.
Chris didn’t answer right away, so Zach choked up on Louie.
“I’ll tell you.” Chris raised his hands in a position of surrender. “Found the file on Mark’s computer.”
Toni gasped and Zach squeezed her close. “Why don’t you go call him and I’ll see our guest out.”