Renegades by Austina Love Page B

entire savings account to his secretary.
    A slamming door caught her attention, followed by heavy footsteps. Shye leaned against the cool brick of an adjacent building, hugging the shadows while listening in and secretly watching.
    “I didn’t do it!” La’s voice pierced the thick humid air from the porch of Gage’s office.
    “Then where is my money?” Gage growled while looking around anxiously. Clearly he didn’t want to make a scene but that was La, always on display and telling the world everything she knew.
    “I don’t know, Gage. It’s not my job to manage your bank accounts.”
    “You’re lucky I don’t press charges. It’s not your job to do anything anymore…you’re fired!”
    Shye couldn’t withhold a smile. Ha ha…finally! Strike one!
    La lowered her voice and glowered at him. “You can’t press charges on me…I know all about your involvement with Mike Carter. And if you fire me, I just might start talking.”
    Though she had spoken in a low growl, Shye still heard her. Whatever evidence La had on the two men hadn’t been anywhere on her computer. But it was significant because a horrific look of shock traversed Gage’s face. Clearly he hadn’t expected La to fight back.
    “Nobody’s going to believe a trashy big mouth like you,” Gage snarled, gripping her arm.
    “Sure you want to take that chance? After all, I wasn’t the only one seen on camera making a hefty withdrawal. At least mine looked legit. Mike was taped hauling cash straight from the vault. And what about Jill? She was also caught on video taking money.”
    “We are still sorting that madness. Someone has found a way to tamper with security cameras and we have a pretty good idea who’s behind it. But as for you transferring all my money into your account then withdrawing it, that’s clear-cut. I want the money back.”
    La stood her ground and huffed, “I told you, I didn’t take it and don’t have your dirty money. If you don’t back off, I’m going to start screaming bloody murder in two seconds.” She gave her hair a haughty flip then added, “And if you think I didn’t back up the evidence on a disc and leave it in a safe place, think again. If anything happens to me your crooked deeds go public.”
    He appeared ready to blow with clenched fists and a red face. “Fine,” Gage snapped with another shifty look around, clearly very stressed. “Get your ass back inside. This isn’t over yet. Keep your mouth shut if you know what’s good for you.” The tone in his voice was unmistakable. If La failed to comply, she’d find herself in serious trouble.
    Obviously the woman’s knowledge about Gage’s dealings with Carter had placed her in a precarious situation. Wow, Carter has everyone in the palm of his hand. So La isn’t as daft as she looks, Shye thought. She cleverly backed up whatever she’d found, hid it away and cleared her computer. Too bad we aren’t friends…not even close.
    At this point the secrets La knew could possibly put Carter behind bars and pave the way for Shye to take back what he stole from her family. Yet that didn’t seem likely. If La had wanted out, she’d have walked away when Gage fired her. Her determination to stay and fight clearly indicated she wanted to remain in the game whatever the stakes. La’s lust for the handsome lawyer would become her undoing—an event Shye hoped to witness for the wench’s part in the hijacking of her family’s farm.
    Once Gage and La had gone back inside, Shye made her way toward the bank. Her daily heists were getting harder to pull off. Now that people knew something was going on, everyone would be on guard. She didn’t know how much longer she could continue using the shadows of others to get inside the vault.
    I may just have to go in as my shadow and pray the cameras can’t pick up my presence. If I hug the walls maybe, just maybe I can get in and out undetected.
    With no employees leaving the bank, she’d either have to