Chapter 18 - Rhett
The night passed with no leads on Axel and no sleep for me. I was up all night worrying about Margot. I knew she was safe, but I felt personally responsible for her safety, and it was killing me not to be able to keep an eye on her. On top of that, I had constructed a very complicated lie surrounding the situation I found myself in. I felt guilty for dumping her off at the safehouse and for lying to my prez about what was going on, but I had to handle it on my own. After all, it seemed like I was the one being targeted.
Morning turned into afternoon. I had reached out to my eyes and ears on the street to see if anyone had spotted Axel, but he was keeping a low profile. Rightfully so. By bringing the auction into his little scheme, he probably had a few guys under Vlad
