CHAPTER 444. A CAGE FOR THE QUEEN. Before the Storm

“You’ve got nothing to worry about,” Billy told John three days later. “I’ve been monitoring the judge’s decision.”

“Spying?”

“Isn’t that what we do?”

“Oh yeah, sorry, forgot for a second!” John teased. “What did you find?”

“The judge is rattled, the police chief is hysterical, and the district governor is practically wetting himself, trying to keep this from reaching the President or the Attorney General,” Billy explained. “They’ve had three secret meetings, all about the same thing: if word gets out about organized crime or baby trafficking in state prisons... well, let’s just say a lot of important heads will roll.”

John nodded thoughtfully. Perhaps it wasn’t fair to keep something like this from the public, but he was a man used to keeping secrets for his own benefit. Right now, the only thing he wanted was for that damned Parole Board to meet and let Chiara out of prison.

He didn’t even know where he’d take her yet, but he wante