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toothpick between his lips.
    “Cut the shit, Jer. What are you really doing here?”
    At that, he tipped his head back and let a low chuckle emanate from his core. Admittedly, I’d missed that sound. I hadn’t seen Jeremy in nearly six years.
    “I see you haven’t changed, Scorpion.”
    I narrowed my eyes at him. I didn’t like being called by my codename in the office or around family. That name represented a side of me I reserved for business.
    Jeremy held up his hands. “I know. I know. It’s Coral ‘round these parts. Anyway, I was just talking to Jabari here about some work I needed to be done and your company was the best fit for it.”
    I looked over at Jabari, who hadn’t said a word since I entered his office. He looked at me and raised his eyebrows. I looked back at Jeremy.
    “What’s the job?”
    “I need you to find a leak in the company.”
    I knew the answer to my next question, but I asked it anyway. “What company?”
    “Bennett Industries.”
    “There’s a second Bennett Industries?”
    For a split second, a look of confusion crossed Jeremy’s face before he got my meaning.
    He shook his head. “No darlin’. It’s the same one.”
    “So, there’s a new CEO?” I asked.
    “Nope again. You know who the CEO is.”
    “In that case, I don’t think so,” I said, turning to leave.
    “Coral, wait.” It was the first time Jabari had spoken up. “Hear the man out at least,” he insisted.
    I looked at Jabari and then back to Jeremy. My curiosity was peaked. I walked over to the chair in front of Jabari’s desk and sat. “Talk,” I instructed him.
    “When Liam became CEO of Bennett Industries, one of the first things he did was go thoroughly over the company’s financials. He noticed some inconsistencies, year after year. As a result, he hired a guy named Larry, who was a forensic accountant, about three years ago. No one knew that Larry’s actual role was to investigate the company’s financial history. To everyone except me and Liam, he was just one of the regular accounting managers. Anyway, about a month ago, we got a call from Larry saying he’d finally put two and two together, and that we needed to meet with him so that he could tell us who was behind all this. He insisted it be in person. Since both Liam and I were out of town on business, we set the meeting for a few days later. Well, Larry never made it because two days later he died in a car accident.” Jeremy paused and looked me right in the eyes, “The police ruled his death an accident, but that was too much of a coincidence…and I don’t believe in coincidences.”
    Neither do I, I thought silently . I’d seen too much to believe in coincidences.  
    “This wasn’t some random accountant who stumbled upon some information. He was hired to look into Bennett Industries’ past. We weren’t able to get much from him in our short phone call, but he mentioned something about a Ghost.”
    I sat up in my seat for the first time since sitting down.
    Jeremy noticed a change in demeanor. “That ring a bell?” he asked.
    “You’ve got my full attention now,” I said.
    “There’s a file he had that we have yet to find. I think the information he found is in that file. Coral, I came to you because I’ve researched your company. I know you guys can handle this, and I knew my cousin wouldn’t have asked. I think he might be in danger.”
    The thought of Liam in danger was like a punch to the gut. I had already made my decision to take the job at the mention of “Ghost.” But hearing that the same person who was targeting me may be targeting Liam made me even surer of this. Maybe I could kill two birds with one stone, get this Ghost off my back and keep Li out of harm’s way. I didn’t stop to think about why I cared so much about Liam’s safety; it just felt like second nature. I told myself I was just returning the favor to an old friend.

 
    Chapter Four
    Liam
     
    “You did what?” I asked, eerily calm