As soon as the door closes behind her, I kick open the door at the end of the hall.
“What the hell?” The square-shaped man behind the desk starts to stand up, his face twisted in a scowl. Then he sees me.
He doesn’t need a refresher the way the waitress did. He recognizes me immediately.
His face falls and he drops back into his chair. The metal legs squeal under his weight. “This area is for employees only.”
“That’s perfect. Because I’ve got a job for you.” I gesture for Raoul to close the door and it clicks shut a second later. The music from the club is even more muted. No one will hear him scream. “You tell me everything I want to know. In return, I won’t kill you.”
His eyelids twitch. “If you want money, I can open the safe. The bar has cash. I can clear it out for you, if you wa
