Chapter 27

She was taken aback that the back door was ajar and immediately reacted. Winston could do nothing to protect himself in his current state. She tip-toed through the door and stopped when she heard voices, and her world crashed even more.

“What do you mean you couldn’t find it?”

“I told you that he had me d****** up with some type of sleep potion. I was surprised he didn’t come back this morning with another dosage,” Winston responded.

“What the hell was the purpose of getting you in the house if it was going to serve no purpose?” the other voice snapped.

“Well, Julius, if you and your thugs hadn’t beaten me so bad, maybe I would have been in a better condition to search the house.”

“It had to be believable. My cousin is very distrusting. He is the only person I know that looks for a reason to trust a person first.”

“With family like you, I understand why,” Winston snapped.

“What about Victoria? Is she in on it?”

“No, she is such a simpl