Take Her Down With Me

Rainey shot me a derisive look. ‘Do you know who’s the guy in the photos? I know blackmail can’t get to you. But his family can.’ She raised her chin. ‘He’s a Lancaster.’ I swayed on my feet. I knew I’d lost. If the Finnegans were a big fish in a small pond, the Lancasters were a blue whale. They were as well known for their inestimable wealth as for the fierce protection of their reputation. To them, image was everything. It was child’s play for them to bring the economy of an island country to its knees, let alone a small-scale family business. I knew this, because it had happened before. If those photos leaked and tarnished the Lancaster name, the entire Finnegan family, plus Candour and its thousands of employees, would be wiped out before the week was over. I couldn’t even begin to imagine going up against them. Rainey leaned forward. ‘The boy’s just been accepted into Canebridge University. Do you think his family will want to see those photos out there?’ She stared at me, smilin