Free Chase Part 2: A New Adult and College Billionaire Romance (Chase Me Billionaire Romance Series) by Chloe Grey Page A

with those packages?”
    “We put them in those cars you’re working on,” Oliver answered. “Jose, start getting all this stuff into the spots we talked about.” He turned to Chase. “Get back to the work. You never saw this.”
    Nodding, Chase left the room, with Jose behind him. He got back to removing VIN numbers. There were far more cars there than he thought possible, but it explained why they’d be there for the entire night. He watched Jose hiding the coke packages. Some of them were small enough to be tucked away in places no one would ever look. Others, he had no idea where Jose would stash them. He assumed Jose knew those places better than the police did, given they may have been doing this for a while.
    “You’re doing well, Chase.” David placed a hand on his shoulder. “It’s as though you’ve done this before.”
    “Never. And I won’t do it again, no matter how good the money is. I fix cars. I’m not a criminal. I’ve never broken the law. I hate the idea of doing things like this, man.”
    “So do I, but it pays the bills. In the end, that’s the only thing that matters.”
    Chase turned to look at David. “How did you end up working here?”
    “Friends in the wrong places.” David smiled. “You have friends in the wrong places, too, otherwise you wouldn’t have ended up here.” Their heads turned to Jose, still holding a few bags of contraband.
    “I heard doing a night shift makes it harder for you to leave.”
    “As far as they know, you know nothing. Nobody needs to know you were here. I’m not getting you trapped in this if you have another option. You’re far too good a mechanic to be stuck in a place like this for the rest of your life.”
    “Thank you, I guess.”
    Laughing, David shook his head. “I know what you’re saying. If I didn’t get myself trapped here, I would have been a manager in a dealership or something, or running my own shop. You’re good at what you do, Chase, and you’ve got a chance to do something sensible with your life, rather than working in a place like this. If I had the choice, I would have left it behind a long time ago. Unfortunately, I’m far too deep in all this.”
    “What do you think I should be doing?”
    “Get out of here as soon as possible. I know the money can be attractive. With the amount you’re making, I know it would be easy enough for you to tell your girlfriend she didn’t have to work any longer…if you could ever bring yourself to tell her the truth about what you do.”
    “I think I should. At the same time, I know how she’s going to react. Chop shops hurt people.”
    “Yeah, they do. That’s why I don’t want to be here. You have a chance. Take it. Make the break. I’m sure you’ve got more than enough in your pocket. Leave us in the past and make yourself a good life, with the woman you love. You don’t have to become one of us.”
    “You’re right, man. It won’t be easy, but I’ll figure it out.”
    “Of course it’s not. Why do you think they pay so much? They want to trap people here for as long as they can. Having someone like you, Chase—you’re bringing us more work. People are talking about how good you are, and getting their friends in to have their cars checked here. You have a real understanding of vehicles, which is what happens when you’ve been working on them for as long as you have. Listen. What happens during the day keeps the place legitimate. What happens at night keeps the lights on. Unfortunately, that’s the problem. You have to make the best choice for you, otherwise you’re going to end up in prison. I’ve been there a couple of times for being involved in all this, but we have good lawyers on our side, thanks to the big boss.”
    Chase paused, thinking. He was surprised to hear David had been in prison. Unable to stop himself, he asked, “Does my mother know about all this? Is her husband the big boss? Or is it someone below them?”
    “You know I can’t tell you