Free Her Sweet Liberation: Billionaire Secrets - Book Six by Drew Sinclair

We need him."
    Clayton was unmoved.
    "Nena has been exposed to a lot in the last couple of months. That's why we're going to refer this case to Child Protective Services--"
    Lindsay jumped to her feet.
    "Get the fuck out of here right now."
    "I think you had better sit down Lindsay."
    "Don't you tell me what to do in my home."
    "This isn't your home. You'll be out on the street before the end of the month. Is that how you want Nena to live?"
    Lindsay shook with rage and the sickening knowledge that the man was absolutely right. Even if Nena had been kidnapped for ransom she would have a hope of getting her back, but if she was taken from her by the state it would change everything. Her legs felt weak underneath her.
    "Sit down Lindsay." Clayton said calmly. "You need to talk to me. There's no other way around this."
    "You look like your brother." She said, and then sat down before she risked falling down. "If you had a heart you'd be nearly exactly alike."
    "This is for Nena's good." Clayton replied. "She's the important one."
    "Tell me then, how do I keep her? What part of the American Constitution needs to be violated for us to stay together? The First Amendment is a no-brainer but I'm guessing there's more."
    If her sarcasm had affected him in any way at all it was impossible to tell. He was so like his brother in looks that it was hard for Lindsay not to be reminded of the mind-blowing time she and Dale had spent together earlier in the day. It seemed like a thousand years ago now.
    "Lindsay, believe me, I don’t want to separate you and Nena, but I will if I have to and not because I have anything against you personally. If however, you release a half-baked, unfounded story about my family that leaves a permanent stain on our reputation then there will be other consequences for you and that won’t put Nena in a good position. She will need someone responsible to care for her if you throw away this opportunity that I'm about to give you."
    "So you're the good guy now, just looking out for poor little Nena. Is that your story?"
    "You just said you weren't interested in the story anymore so if that's the case then what exactly is this?" He picked up a tablet computer from the table and held it up for her. It was on the AltNews website and Dale, Clayton and Ruben were all prominently featured.
    'Billionaire Brothers Fight Mob.
    Dale Hargrave of Hargrave Robotics admits to our reporter Lindsay Day, his role in the disappearance of notorious Russian mobster Mikhail Boyevik - click to hear the audio clip of Dale Hargrave's bizarre confession'.
    Clayton returned the tablet to the table.
    Lindsay slumped back in her chair. The publication of the story was what she had always wanted and it looked like her wish had finally come true. Marco had finally backed her story but the result would be to condemn the man she loved to jail or worse while she would lose Nena and her home.
    "So what happens now?" She said. "Do I disappear the same way as Mikhail Boyevik - never to be seen again? Incidentally, how did the bastard go? Is he with the feds the way Dale tells it or did you throw him out of a plane over the South Pacific the way the mob has it?"
    "Does it really matter?" Clayton said.
    Lindsay stared at him blankly. He was right. What did it matter now? Without a job or a house and most of all without Nena and Dale, what did anything really matter anymore?
    She looked around the room. There were still three security people in the room. Could she make it to the window before one of them stopped her? Maybe, but what difference would that make? They were on the ground floor so all she would do is slice herself to ribbons jumping through the window and end up in hospital. It wouldn't solve anything or help anyone. But then again, maybe she was beyond solving problems at this point.
    Clayton stared at her attentively.
    "Whatever you're thinking right now Lindsay, don't do it. You've still got one option left to make things right and it's