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.The wheels of the dolly squeaked as he set his burden down and movedto shuffle other inventory, keeping the rotation straight.He took the cases from us and efficientlystocked everything just so before turning to us, dusting his hands on his jeans."So," Jared started, looking directly at me."What brings you back here this time,Detective? And is this your new partner?""This is Detective Myah Hayes.We'd like to ask you a few more questions about Kaiser.It's come to our attention that you and George had a bit of a confrontation before he left the clubhis last night.What was it about?"Nunn scowled."Which fucking busybody told you that?""Doesn't matter," Hayes said dismissively."We still need to know the nature of thatconversation."He blew out a breath."George hit on Master Lacey.Pissed me off because he knew shewas in a committed relationship, and she never dates Doms anyway.She is a Domme.Occasionally, he and Lacey would discuss techniques they hadn't mastered, but if they set up ascene, they would always bring their own subs.That's why I was so shocked by what he said toLacey." "What did he say?"Nunn shook his head, clearly uncomfortable."Said if she knew what was good for her,she'd have let him bend her over and show her what real domination was, that she needed a littlehumiliation in her life.As if she doesn't know how to dominate," he scoffed."I would have justwritten it off as him having had too much to drink, but he hadn't drunk enough to make himstupid.Lacey can handle herself and I know she's heard worse from a lot of assholes, so shedidn't need me intervening.But that's partly what shocked me.That George was the one whosaid it.So I lost my temper and demanded he apologize.I knew the guy was getting lonely, but Ididn't think it would make his judgment so poor.I didn't want him walking her out to her car, butshe insisted, and when I talked to her about it first thing the next night, she said it was done, thateverything was fine.I took her at her word.""What's your opinion of Seth Adams?" Hayes flipped the subject.It was a good tactic.AsNunn focused on the argument with Kaiser, if he'd had any similar impressions of Adams, thosewould be the first to show on his face.Nunn raised his eyebrows."Seth Adams? Good guy and extremely loyal to Robert.What,is he a suspect or something?"I shook my head, mouth grim."Not exactly."Staring at each of us in turn, his eyes widened, mouth forming a surprised O when hemade the connection.If he were involved, his acting was stellar."Goddamn," he muttered,leading us out of the storage room and to one of the high-backed leather booths that surroundedthe sunken dance floor."When?" His hands shook as he scrubbed them over his face, which hadgone pale."Adams was found early yesterday morning by Robert," Myah answered."I take it youwere unaware of his death."Nunn nodded, picking brutally at his fingernails."I wasn't at the club the last two nights.Ihad Master Lacey running the place so I could deal with some personal things.How is Robert?""He's as well as can be expected." I flipped open my notebook and clicked my pen."Soyou weren't here on the night in question?""No." Jaw jutting defiantly, he practically dared us to accuse him of something."Your whereabouts, Mr.Nunn?" Myah asked politely. "I was helping my sister move out of her abusive husband's reach.He's terrorized her foryears, but she put her foot down when he hit their son.I moved her and my nephew to a hotelacross town and put their stuff in storage."Myah clucked sympathetically."Will she be willing to confirm that for you?"Nunn nodded.I wasn't quite as sure, however.An argument with the first victim didn'tbode well, and I wasn't convinced of his alibi for the second victim's murder.If he'd done for hissister what he said he'd done, she'd be grateful enough to cover him no matter what night it washe'd rescued her.Hotel records should show the night she checked in, however, so his storycould be corroborated.I was both relieved and disappointed.Nunn was the first inkling of a leadwe'd had, but at the same time, I liked the man.He had a genuine appreciation for people in thelifestyle, and protected them like they were his own.He was very much the owner of Collared inevery sense of the word, from slinging drinks and schlepping inventory, to his care andresponsibility for those who passed through his doors.Still, we were no closer to finding ourkiller."How well did you know Mr.Adams?"Jared shrugged."As well as I know any of my regulars, I guess.Who they play with, theirdrinks of choice.""Do you often know what kind of play certain patrons engage in?" Myah asked.Jared studied her, perhaps looking for any of the derisiveness my last partner had shown.I supposed he found none, because he answered her without any of the defensiveness he'd shownme the first time I'd spoken to him with Sawyer at my side."Some of them.Lacey tells me some things, from what she learns upstairs.Things I needto know to run a safe club as well as keep in mind if I'm trying to make a match.""Do you do that often?" Myah queried."Set people up with each other?"Jared shrugged."Sometimes new people come in and want to play.It's good business togive them a place to do so and a recommendation if I know what they like and who's free.""Did you know what George Kaiser liked?" I asked, pen scratching against the paper ofmy notebook."George was fairly straightforward.He had pretty high standards but he was also a good-natured man, that one bout of verbal diarrhea notwithstanding.If someone wholly new to thelifestyle was looking to find a way in, George was a good bet, with the bonus of gender not being a big deal.But he wasn't always interested in initiating new subs.He had the patience, buttraining someone can be exhausting." I kept my face neutral, trying not to think of Ben."Georgetold me some time ago he was through with new initiates for a while, so I stopped recommendinghim.He nearly quit playing, except for two regular subs he saw, but they were there for themechanics, not the connection.They weren't under contract with him, just casual, free-to-playtype arrangements.""Did he ever play here? Upstairs or on stage?""Only upstairs.George wasn't into public displays.He used the private rooms unless heknew the person well enough to take them home.He only used the semi-private rooms once, andonly a couple weeks before his death.I don't know what he thought of it.""Did George ever engage in edge play?" Myah asked.Jared narrowed his eyes at her."Once that I know of, but his sub had no complaints.Heliked sensory deprivation, masks and such.The design of most masks makes breath play easier.Lacey never had a problem with him, and I only heard good things from his subs.""Was he into knife play?""Now that, I know nothing about.""What about Seth Adams?""Seth and Robert were a little more open.They used the semi-public rooms sometimes.""How far did they go?" Myah's tone was light, as if she were asking what kind of drinkSeth typically ordered.Jared, however, squirmed uncomfortably."Hasn't Robert told you all of this? I mean,George didn't have a regular sub, so I can understand having to answer these questions abouthim.But Robert would know more about this than I would.""Robert has been very forthcoming with us," Myah assured him."We need aknowledgeable outsider's perspective, though.""Robert and Seth were great together.Seth was particularly skilled with a cane, andthey'd often play on stage.The last several months, though, that tapered off.I don't know why,but I suspect it's because they were moving into other areas [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.The wheels of the dolly squeaked as he set his burden down and movedto shuffle other inventory, keeping the rotation straight.He took the cases from us and efficientlystocked everything just so before turning to us, dusting his hands on his jeans."So," Jared started, looking directly at me."What brings you back here this time,Detective? And is this your new partner?""This is Detective Myah Hayes.We'd like to ask you a few more questions about Kaiser.It's come to our attention that you and George had a bit of a confrontation before he left the clubhis last night.What was it about?"Nunn scowled."Which fucking busybody told you that?""Doesn't matter," Hayes said dismissively."We still need to know the nature of thatconversation."He blew out a breath."George hit on Master Lacey.Pissed me off because he knew shewas in a committed relationship, and she never dates Doms anyway.She is a Domme.Occasionally, he and Lacey would discuss techniques they hadn't mastered, but if they set up ascene, they would always bring their own subs.That's why I was so shocked by what he said toLacey." "What did he say?"Nunn shook his head, clearly uncomfortable."Said if she knew what was good for her,she'd have let him bend her over and show her what real domination was, that she needed a littlehumiliation in her life.As if she doesn't know how to dominate," he scoffed."I would have justwritten it off as him having had too much to drink, but he hadn't drunk enough to make himstupid.Lacey can handle herself and I know she's heard worse from a lot of assholes, so shedidn't need me intervening.But that's partly what shocked me.That George was the one whosaid it.So I lost my temper and demanded he apologize.I knew the guy was getting lonely, but Ididn't think it would make his judgment so poor.I didn't want him walking her out to her car, butshe insisted, and when I talked to her about it first thing the next night, she said it was done, thateverything was fine.I took her at her word.""What's your opinion of Seth Adams?" Hayes flipped the subject.It was a good tactic.AsNunn focused on the argument with Kaiser, if he'd had any similar impressions of Adams, thosewould be the first to show on his face.Nunn raised his eyebrows."Seth Adams? Good guy and extremely loyal to Robert.What,is he a suspect or something?"I shook my head, mouth grim."Not exactly."Staring at each of us in turn, his eyes widened, mouth forming a surprised O when hemade the connection.If he were involved, his acting was stellar."Goddamn," he muttered,leading us out of the storage room and to one of the high-backed leather booths that surroundedthe sunken dance floor."When?" His hands shook as he scrubbed them over his face, which hadgone pale."Adams was found early yesterday morning by Robert," Myah answered."I take it youwere unaware of his death."Nunn nodded, picking brutally at his fingernails."I wasn't at the club the last two nights.Ihad Master Lacey running the place so I could deal with some personal things.How is Robert?""He's as well as can be expected." I flipped open my notebook and clicked my pen."Soyou weren't here on the night in question?""No." Jaw jutting defiantly, he practically dared us to accuse him of something."Your whereabouts, Mr.Nunn?" Myah asked politely. "I was helping my sister move out of her abusive husband's reach.He's terrorized her foryears, but she put her foot down when he hit their son.I moved her and my nephew to a hotelacross town and put their stuff in storage."Myah clucked sympathetically."Will she be willing to confirm that for you?"Nunn nodded.I wasn't quite as sure, however.An argument with the first victim didn'tbode well, and I wasn't convinced of his alibi for the second victim's murder.If he'd done for hissister what he said he'd done, she'd be grateful enough to cover him no matter what night it washe'd rescued her.Hotel records should show the night she checked in, however, so his storycould be corroborated.I was both relieved and disappointed.Nunn was the first inkling of a leadwe'd had, but at the same time, I liked the man.He had a genuine appreciation for people in thelifestyle, and protected them like they were his own.He was very much the owner of Collared inevery sense of the word, from slinging drinks and schlepping inventory, to his care andresponsibility for those who passed through his doors.Still, we were no closer to finding ourkiller."How well did you know Mr.Adams?"Jared shrugged."As well as I know any of my regulars, I guess.Who they play with, theirdrinks of choice.""Do you often know what kind of play certain patrons engage in?" Myah asked.Jared studied her, perhaps looking for any of the derisiveness my last partner had shown.I supposed he found none, because he answered her without any of the defensiveness he'd shownme the first time I'd spoken to him with Sawyer at my side."Some of them.Lacey tells me some things, from what she learns upstairs.Things I needto know to run a safe club as well as keep in mind if I'm trying to make a match.""Do you do that often?" Myah queried."Set people up with each other?"Jared shrugged."Sometimes new people come in and want to play.It's good business togive them a place to do so and a recommendation if I know what they like and who's free.""Did you know what George Kaiser liked?" I asked, pen scratching against the paper ofmy notebook."George was fairly straightforward.He had pretty high standards but he was also a good-natured man, that one bout of verbal diarrhea notwithstanding.If someone wholly new to thelifestyle was looking to find a way in, George was a good bet, with the bonus of gender not being a big deal.But he wasn't always interested in initiating new subs.He had the patience, buttraining someone can be exhausting." I kept my face neutral, trying not to think of Ben."Georgetold me some time ago he was through with new initiates for a while, so I stopped recommendinghim.He nearly quit playing, except for two regular subs he saw, but they were there for themechanics, not the connection.They weren't under contract with him, just casual, free-to-playtype arrangements.""Did he ever play here? Upstairs or on stage?""Only upstairs.George wasn't into public displays.He used the private rooms unless heknew the person well enough to take them home.He only used the semi-private rooms once, andonly a couple weeks before his death.I don't know what he thought of it.""Did George ever engage in edge play?" Myah asked.Jared narrowed his eyes at her."Once that I know of, but his sub had no complaints.Heliked sensory deprivation, masks and such.The design of most masks makes breath play easier.Lacey never had a problem with him, and I only heard good things from his subs.""Was he into knife play?""Now that, I know nothing about.""What about Seth Adams?""Seth and Robert were a little more open.They used the semi-public rooms sometimes.""How far did they go?" Myah's tone was light, as if she were asking what kind of drinkSeth typically ordered.Jared, however, squirmed uncomfortably."Hasn't Robert told you all of this? I mean,George didn't have a regular sub, so I can understand having to answer these questions abouthim.But Robert would know more about this than I would.""Robert has been very forthcoming with us," Myah assured him."We need aknowledgeable outsider's perspective, though.""Robert and Seth were great together.Seth was particularly skilled with a cane, andthey'd often play on stage.The last several months, though, that tapered off.I don't know why,but I suspect it's because they were moving into other areas [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]