Dominik
AFTER GETTING WILLOW SITUATED BACK AT DOM VOLKA—AND checked out by Cornelia—I force myself back to my duties. The faster I can deal with the other shit in my life, the faster I can get back to Willow. As soon as Willow is out of earshot, I pull Otaktay aside. "You've still got eyes on Maurice Hart?"
Otaktay nods. "He pretty much just goes to work, home, and back again."
"And his research? Is he wiping away the evidence?"
"We still have a tap on his phone from when he was here, but we don't have access to his personal devices at home." He gives me a significant look. "We could send someone down there. Hurry the process along."
"No. No need to be heavy-handed unless we have a reason to."
Otaktay accepts my reasoning without question. Which is a good thing, considering it's not the real reason I have no desire to hurry Maurice along.
If Willow finds out from her dad that he's held up his end of the bargain, she'll demand I hold up my end too—meaning, release her.
