Justice For Juniper (Tatienne Richard) novel Chapter 173

Fallout Part I

Juniper screamed as she noted the blood pooling at Kyst’s shoulder but also as Lois was falling over herself, possibly from some kind of cardiac event.

Security was rushing to pin the woman who’d shot Kyst to

the ground and she was wordless, staring at him with a placid. expression.

“Why?” he asked as he put his hand to his shoulder and dropped to his knees.

“Why did you shoot him?” Carl screamed at the woman.

She looked right at Kyst, “I gave you all of my money. All of it. I lost my house. I maxed out my credit cards too many times and it was all a lie. I thought you loved me and it was all a lie,” the woman shook her head, “you’re evil, Kyst Kennedy and I hope you die.”

“I didn’t force you to give me your money,” Kyst’s voice grew raspy as he was put on the floor by members of the security team who clearly had paramedical training. While some worked on him, another team was working on Lois.

“No. You coerced, not forced,” the woman spoke, clearly denoting her education. “You were as scheming as the who say they are princes online and thev’re really scammers

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working in a call center. The only difference is the scale of your operation. I don’t care if I go to jail. I’m living out of my car right now. A bed to sleep in sounds like a treat.” She was being subdued by a team who had taken her weapon away, but she seemed like she was at peace with what she’d done. She wasn’t fighting or pushing back. She simply sat with her arms held behind her back, watching medics put pressure to Kyst’s chest. She looked at Juniper. “I feel sorry for you. I only believed his online persona. I can’t imagine what it was like to be fed his particular brand of horseshit on a daily basis and then to find out it was all a lie.”

Juniper watched as the team were tearing Kyst’s jacket and shirt away to reveal the shot, which was on his right side, through his shoulder and from the way he was making sucking sounds, possibly his lung. Her hands reached out for Beni who immediately wrapped his arm around her while Phineas was ordering the security team to get his grandfather somewhere safe and taking charge of the scene. Adil was instructing his own teams who were there to collect evidence and secure video surveillance from people who’d been recording the altercation.

Beni’s arms wrapped around her, and he pressed a kiss to her head, “it’s going to be okay, Juniper.”

“I didn’t want him hurt,” she whispered. “You all promised me there were measures in effect to keep everyone safe.”

2/5 “How did she get a gun in here?” Beni demanded angrily as

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Juniper’s words felt accusatory.

Fermín nodded, “your security was running wands. How did they not pick up her weapon?”

The woman heard the question and spoke up. “It was disassembled. I hid a piece in my handbag which looked like lipstick. I kept a piece on my dress which looked like a broach. I shoved a part in the heel of my shoe. I didn’t need a big gun. I only needed one bullet and to get close enough. I put it together in the toilet.” She looked around, “are the police coming soon? I’d like to get away from him. I find him repulsive.”

“You shot me!”

“You don’t even know my name,” she gave a laugh. “It’s Kim. I gave you over fifty thousand dollars. I kept waiting for you to come for me. You never once said you were married.”

“Is Lois okay?” Juniper ignored the woman and looked towards the woman on the floor.

Beni nodded, “yeah. She’s sitting up now. Someone gave her a pill from her purse. Looks like she kept nitro in her bag.”

“What is she talking about?” Lois called out. “Why did the yoman shoot you Kyst?”

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“He has a website, Lois, where he swindled women out of their hard–earned money by masturbating to them with personalized videos.” Adil said coolly as he gave Kyst a dirty look. “He’s a chip off the old block. Like his father, he doesn’t understand fidelity and likes to use women for their money. Your husband must have been giving him lessons from the cradle because I’m pretty sure the student surpassed the master. Carl is still a dirty bastard, but Kyst is infinitely worse.” He glared at the man who pale, “you better not die, asshole, because I’m pretty sure there are women in this room who will be taking advantage of Gonzalo’s offer to represent them in a civil lawsuit.”

Juniper was staring at the blood which was covering the hands of one of the medics who was working on Kyst. The sound of sirens in the distance seemed to call to her.

“Juniper,” Kyst held a hand towards her as he choked, “please baby. I need you.”

She shook her head and buried her face in Beni’s chest, “I need to get out of here.”

“We can’t,” Beni shook his head. “The police were called and everyone in this room is now a witness to an attempted murder. We’re going to need to stay for statements. On a happier note, Denise is likely going to get arrested tonight

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too. She’s violating a court order to stay away from Phineas by 4/5. coming here tonight.”

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“I hope this time they get thrown into jail and bail is revoked.”

“Me too, Sunshine. Me too.”