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arm by tonight, and she says her shoulder hurts, but she's all right. She got away. Wes turned to
Jared again, his entire being clearly straining to stay in the chair.  She told you she didn't want to
anymore, and you set her up. A fierce rumble erupted in him.  She got hurt. He fell back into
his chair.  Because of you.
 Set her up how? Robert asked.
Wes went silent, and what little color remained in his face drained away.
Logan stepped in and touched Wes's arm.  Right now you're just talking. None of this is an
official statement of anything. I used to be in law enforcement, okay? I know what I'm talking
about. You're not going to get Rosa or yourself or even Jared in legal trouble right now. Go
ahead and say what you want to say.
Robert added,  I just want to know what the hell is going on, so I can decide how to
proceed.
After wiping his hand across his mouth, Wes began.  Sometimes guests want Jared to find
them a companion. We know what that means when they ask for it. Rosa has some money
problems, so Jared approached her. She agreed to a couple of& meetings. She changed her mind,
though, and said she didn't want to do it anymore. That was a couple of weeks ago. Rosa thought
it was settled. Then today Jared sent her up to the suite on the top floor. She thought it was work
related. Wes's Adam's apple bobbed visibly, and his gaze went around the room.  It wasn't.
His hand shook as he rubbed it over his perspiring upper lip.  I'm guessing the guest didn't know
Rosa wasn't in on it either, and he handled her kind of rough before she was able to make him
understand and get away. As soon as she did, she came down and found me in the employee
lounge; she was all shaken up, terrified about what might have happened if she hadn't been able
to stop the man. That's when I finally understood if Jared could do that to someone like Rosa,
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then he would do it to anybody. I knew I had to come tell you, no matter what, and take whatever
happens to me in the end.
Robert leaned back and exchanged a whispered conversation with his head of security,
wherein Rhone heard Rosa's name and the word  hospital. Leon nodded and left the room.
Meanwhile, every puzzle piece tumbled into place for Rhone, and he zeroed right in on
Wes.  So when you& The other morning&  He touched his own fingers the way Wes had that
morning in the hallway.
 Yeah. Wes chewed on the edge of his lip.  I'm sorry. I didn't want to do it. You look
happy, but you're in a suite, and it's easy for Jared to research and see that your company makes
good money. He looked at both of you and thought you looked more like a guy who would go
for one last indulgence before you got married. The man's gaze darted to Jared and came back
to Rhone.  He wanted me to feel you out to see if you showed any interest. It doesn't make me
real proud, but I agreed. I always did. He put a hard stare on Jared.  Until today.
So much for Adam's theory of a crush.
 And when I invited you to take a walk with me yesterday, you thought I'd taken the bait.
Rhone pressed for the rest.
Another nod from Wes.  It made me sad, because I thought you were a nice guy, but yeah,
I thought you were looking to hook up. He opened his mouth, but it took a minute for him to
speak again.  I would have given you a taste and then hinted at what it would cost to have me for
the night. Tears finally filled his eyes, and he couldn't wipe them away fast enough to keep wet
tracks off his cheeks.  There are some regular guests, and they go to Jared about what they want,
and I just go to the room and don't handle any of the money, but he saw you and thought it could
be a onetime, quick-cash kind of thing. He started to look down but at the last second brought
his head up, facing everyone in the room.  I do that sometimes too.
A soft knock sounded at the door, and Leon Stakes reentered the room.
Robert exchanged a glance with him, got a nod, and turned his attention back to Wes.
 What about the drugs? You said Jared is bringing stuff into my hotel and selling it to my
guests?
Wes dried his face with his hands and exhaled a visible, long breath.  To the ones who
want it, yes.
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 What about anyone else? Robert asked.  My other employees?
Wes shook his head.  Selling to employees is too big a risk. Someone might want revenge
and talk if Jared makes them mad. Guests come and go. Most you never see again. And he makes
sure they approach him.
 Are you part of his deals for drugs too?
 No. Wes looked at a silently seething Jared as he answered.  Jared is paranoid about the
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