Page 56 of Under Their Watch
“Okay,” Logan says. “He’s agreed to talk to you, but he said he will only talk to you. He knows others will be there, but he stated he will call it off if anyone else besides the detectives talk.”
“Okay,” I say. “Let’s go.”
“Quinn and Jace are going to be jealous they missed this,” Theo laughs.
“Yeah… They aren’t allowed in the same room as Marcus,” Logan says.
I follow the detectives across the hall into another room and I see Marcus through the one-way mirror shackled to the metal table. Casey opens the door and Logan goes first before I walk in behind him.
“Don’t get close to him,” Casey says quietly to me, and I nod.
“Rhea,” Marcus says sweetly. “You came to see me.”
“I did,” I say. “I just went and saw Debby first.”
“I’m sorry?” he asks. “Who?”
“Cut the shit, Marcus. You got her and I fake identities,” I say. “I just wanted to introduce you to my father.”
“I am your father,” he frowns. “I raised you.”
“No, you fucked me. You didn’t raise me,” I say.
“The things we did… That was special,” he says. “I care about you, Rhea. Don’t you see that? All of this is a big misunderstanding.”
“I’m trying to figure out if you are trying to gaslight me or if you are truly that delusional,” I say. “Anyway, this is my dad. His name is Arthur. You want to know a few fun facts about Arthur, Marcus?”
“Sure,” he says flatly.
“Well, he owns Genesis Press, for one,” I say. “He was Marvin’s boss. He is Rowan, Mia, and Anika’s boss. He lived ten miles from us when I was a kid. Did you know you sold me off to a man who worked for my dad?”
“No, I… I didn’t sell you. You married him of your own free will,” Marcus says.
“Oh, so you didn’t gain anything out of that?” I ask. “I hear you are going to try and fight this in court?”
“I didn’t do anything you didn’t want,” he says firmly.
“Oh, so I wanted you to try and drown me while fucking me in the middle of a coffee shop?” I ask. “When did I ask you to kill me?”
“You didn’t, but…”
“But nothing,” I say. “Like I told Mom just now, You can put me on that stand, but everyone will know what you did to me. They will know what you let Marvin do to me. They will know about all the times you sat by and watched her hurt me. Put me on the stand and I’ll make sure everyone knows. You’re a judgewho raped a little girl, how do you think you will fair in general population during the trial?”
“What do you want from me?” Marcus asks. “If you don’t want to help, why are you here?”
“I just wanted to see what you looked like tied to a table,” I say with a smile. “I wanted you to see what a father should be.”
“I’m done,” Marcus say to the guard. “Take me back.”
“Don’t drop the soap, Marcus. I hear they love low lives who hurt little girls,” I say as the guard takes him out of the room.
“I will talk to him,” his lawyer says to Casey and Logan. “I think I can get him to plead.”
“Or don’t, and I get to tell my story in court. His choice,” I say.
When we walk out of the room, Emma laughs. “That was shorter than I expected.”
“Like his dick,” I say. Everyone is wide-eyed, but my dad chuckles. “At least someone understands my humor.”