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I’d secretly hoped that might be the reason…
But I never thought she would say it. Not to my face.
And I never, ever suspected the depths of her pain…
Pain I had caused.
“So you really didn’t know I was involved when you took the job,” I murmured.
“I already told you that,” she said acidly. “You should start paying attention.”
I ignored her sarcasm and asked, “How did Fausto find you?”
“Same way you did, probably.”
“This is what you’re doing now? After…” I decided to be discreet. “…parting ways with your former employers?”
She shrugged. “A girl’s got to pay the bills somehow.”
“Hell of a way to do it.”
“Said the man working as a flunky for a mafioso,” she sneered.
“Said the woman working as a paid killer,” I shot back.
She stared at me hatefully but kept quiet.
“Even though I was involved,” I asked, “why pass up a second crack at the job?”
She stared at me, dumbfounded – but her voice was full of contempt. “Is that really a serious question?”
I let my own anger show through. “You told me it was over. You said I should walk away. So why would my presence affect you at all?”
She narrowed her eyes. “I changed my mind. Gunnar’s not the son of a bitch – you are.”
“You mean to tell me,” I said sarcastically, “that your ex-boyfriend was involved, and that’s why you passed up a second chance at a paycheck?”
“I’m beginning to regret it,” she sneered as she grabbed her purse, obviously preparing to leave.
I wasn’t about to let that happen.
As I pushed away from the table to stand up, I snapped, “I’ll bet you are – ”
That was when the glass window of the restaurant shattered –
And the empty plate in front of me exploded.
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Rachel and I dove to the floor as pandemonium erupted all around us.
People were screaming and shouting –
But there were no more gunshots.
Yet.
I pulled the Glock from my waistband.
