Quinlan: Foster’s Pride – Lion Shapeshifter Romance (Foster's Pride Book 3), Kathi Barton [management books to read TXT] 📗

Quarter. They’re on their way. And Aunt Parker is going to talk to them about where the bodies are that Robin has killed.” Robin didn’t move, but the hatred Robby could almost taste coming off his body was palpable. He thanked Billy. “You should also know that my family is on their way. Uncle Quin has been talking to them, and they’re going to go out to the hog pen too. There is enough out there that they can figure out who has been put there by your son.”

“You can’t prove shit. This is going to be bad for you, Dad. You just wait and see.” Robby told him he wasn’t worried. “I’m not talking about the police, Dad, but what I’m going to do to you when I’m out of this shit. And there is no doubt at all that I’ll be out before you can figure out where to hide from me. Because no matter where you go, I’m going to find you and kill your ass for this. The other two as well.”

Suddenly he just dropped. There wasn’t any kind of movement other than that Robin was suddenly on the floor. Robby looked at Rogue, who was smiling.

“Oops. I think I might have hit him too hard.” Robby laughed. It was that, or he was going to cry. “Robby, you have nothing to worry about from him. I swear to you that I will protect you as I would one of my family. Because you are to us. Family, I mean. He’ll be in jail, then on to prison. Robin has a lot of things to answer for.”

“I know.” He did know, but it didn’t make him feel any better that he’d let this slide by for so long. “I’m going to call my attorney and get things fixed up while he’s gone. It’s high time I started taking care of things the way I should have all along.”

“Good for you.” He looked at Billy when she spoke to him. “I want you to know something, Mr. Quarter. I was going to come out here and talk to you myself. You’ve made me feel that good about being able to come to you. I didn’t feel like you’d have a problem with me being able to talk to the animals either. You, in just the few minutes I spoke to you before, made me feel like I was someone you could trust. And I trust you as well.”

“Thank you, Billy. That was…well, honey, that was just what I needed, I think.” She nodded, then did something he thought she rarely did—she hugged him. Tightly too. It was then that Robby realized it had been much too long since anyone had hugged him. It was something else he was going to change. He was going to be a more approachable man from now on. “You come on back out whenever you can, child. I’d like to talk to you about some other things. Do you play chess?”

“Yes. My dad taught me.” He nodded. “I’m going to be happy to work for you too. And I’ll feel safer. Thank you, sir, for the opportunity to do what I’ve wanted to do all my life. Work with horses.”

Going to his office after Robin was taken away and the women left, he called his attorney. It was something he’d been meaning to do for some time now. Charlie had been telling him it was time to update for years.

“Christ, I’m so happy to hear that. I was just thinking about you the other day and how I needed to call you.” He told Charlie what had happened and what was going on. “You’re going to need an attorney too, Robby. I’ll see what I can find out for you on my end. If you say the Fosters are working with you, I’ll rest easier knowing you’re in good hands. Is Cass going to represent you?”

“I never thought to ask, but I will. You won’t do it?” He said he wasn’t up to date on laws concerning what he’d need, but he knew Cass was the best. “Then I’ll see. They told me they’d take care that I was taken care of. An old man like me sure does like it when people say that to him rather than threatening him about how they’re going to kill him. I tell you, Charlie, I’ve never been so afraid in my life until then.”

“I can understand that. I certainly can. But you ask, and I’ll wait to hear from you. Also, since I’m assuming you’re not leaving him the ranch, you’re going to have to think of someone or something to do with it.” He said he’d think on it, but he had a good idea. “I’m sure you do. And so you know, I’m going to change over your other policies as well. Some of them still have your wife’s name on them as beneficiary. That is something else we’ll need to take care of. I’ll take care of the banking information now. I don’t want anyone coming in to say you have to cover anything Robin has done. He’s what, in his thirties now?”

He had to think and realized his son was coming up on his fortieth soon. “Yes, I think this is good timing. Taking him out of the will, that’ll have to be first and foremost. Changing the locks is another thing I’ll have done before I see you.”

Charlie said he’d see him tomorrow and that he’d have everything but the beneficiary taken care of. After talking to him for a little bit longer, he called Cass. Might as well figure out if he had the best wording in the will so Robin couldn’t get a damned thing. Cass wasn’t in, but he was able to leave a message. After that, Robby decided he wanted a thick steak for dinner. Calling up Quin, he had him meet him in town. It was time to get things rolling in a much