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guards weren’t around. Still, Pitt seemed like a guy who could handle himself, considering his bulked-up arms. Or more than likely he would have the steroid twins or the police here before I could act.
    “Let’s go,” Hunt said to me. “We’re done here.”
    I stalked closer to the door when every ounce of energy in me wanted to follow through on Hunt’s threat to throw Pitt through the wall of windows.
    “Not even if it has to do with your girlfriend’s life?”
    The blood rushed out of me, freezing me in place. I swallowed, and it felt like razor-sharp tacks were piercing my throat. Hunt had a look of horror on his face. I probably did too. What the fuck was Pitt talking about?
    Ice cubes clinked in the glass. I spun on my heel and practically dove for Pitt with my fists up, ready to beat his head in.
    With lightning speed, Hunt caught my arm. “Not worth it, man.”
    “Listen to your friend.” Pitt set his glass down. “Now, do I have your attention?” His smug grin morphed into an intense glare.
    Dick.
    Hunt let go of me as Pitt sauntered over to the windows. “My daughter needs a tutor.” The Rolex on his right wrist shimmered as the light caught it.
    A disrespectful laugh fell from my mouth. “Are you fucking with me?” My nails dug into my palms. He was threatening Lacey’s life so I would tutor his daughter? This guy couldn’t be serious.
    “Kade, how much do you know about the death of Lacey’s family?” Pitt’s cockiness vanished, and his voice took on an all-business tone.
    For the moment, his question masked the hatred I had for him. Maybe it was the seriousness on his face. “Nothing.” I knew as much as Lacey did. Something told me Pitt knew more than the cops. A light bulb went off. He could use his relationship with the BPD to help find out more about that LAPD lead.
    “Mm,” he muttered, rubbing his sharp jaw. “Word on the street is her father is in bed with the Lorenzino family out of LA.”
    Who the fuck was he talking about? Hunt and I returned to the wingback chairs. I could tell Pitt’s mind was working from the way his eyes shifted every second, and my mind was going a mile a minute, too, trying to connect Mr. Robinson to the mob.
    “How well do you know the Robinson family?” Pitt didn’t take his eyes off me.
    I’d met her brother briefly at Christmas. I hardly knew her father. He was always working at his club, Rumors, in Cambridge. So, not at all really, except that I knew Lacey inside and out, and she never mentioned any family by that name.
    “Just spit out what you’re trying to say.”
    “The Lorenzino family is associated with the mob in LA. If my sources are correct, James Robinson has something they want. Do you know what that is?” His dark eyes drilled a hole right through me.
    A growl erupted from my chest. “How the fuck would I know? Aren’t you tied to the mob? Don’t mob bosses all know each other?”
    He let out a sinister laugh. “Oh, yes. The more I get to know you, the more I like you, Kade. Regardless, I own businesses and support charities. If you call that the mob, then I suggest you check the definition. Better yet, why don’t you ask James Robinson about it?”
    I just may. Suddenly, another realization dawned. When Lacey was in the hospital after she blacked out during baseball tryouts in September, her father showed up with cuts and bruises all over his face, cuts that needed stitches. He’d said he had to break up a fight at his club. Was that true? Or had he pissed off the mob?
    “You look like you know something.” Pitt’s voice cut through my trip down memory lane.
    “How is Lacey in danger?” I locked my jaw as my brain knocked against my skull. That bad feeling I’d had yesterday came back like a tornado.
    “The Lorenzino family will go to great lengths to get what they want when the time is right. Which means your girl could be used as a pawn or worse, if you get my drift.” He lifted a thick eyebrow. “Anyway,