Then she uncrosses her arms and hands me a memory stick. “I’m fed up of being scared.”
I glance down at the small silver rectangle. “Is this…”
“The unedited video.” Ana turns to Flynn. “Get me out of here and then do whatever you have to do to bring the fucker down.”
“Are you sure?” I ask, because sharing what’s on this video isn’t something Ana should ever have to do and after seeing those men break into her house, I’m not entirely sure we can keep her safe.
Ana looks out into the hall, the emptiness there reflected in her eyes. “You’ve seen my house. This isn’t living and I’m so fucking tired of just surviving.” She shoves her hands in her hoodie and meets Flynn’s steady gaze. “If you can get me somewhere safe, I’ll do whatever you need.”
Flynn nods. “Wait here.”
He leaves the gaming room, and I follow him out through the hall and into the bare bones living room.
I close the door behind me and turn to face him. “How exactly are we going to get her somewhere safe? Claren’s men broke into her house without leaving a trace and the only reason they would pay her a visit now is because they know we found her. Which means we’re being watched.”
Flynn pulls the slats of the blind apart and peers outside. “Or Ana is.”
“Either way, Flynn, we can’t exactly just drive her out of state.”
“No. But Carmen can.”
I frown, watching him take out his phone. “Who the hell is Carmen?”
27
CAMEO TIME
Flynn
I glanceup at the rearview mirror, cursing under my breath when I see the same black SUV for the third time. Ana is in the back seat, her knees tucked up and her Stardew Valley hoodie pulled over her leggings as she chews on one of the ties.
I tap my fingers against the steering wheel and look over at Hazel in the passenger seat. “Random question, apropos of nothing, would you panic if I told you we were being followed?”
The look Hazel shoots me is less panic and more “what the fuck, Flynn” so I decide to take that as I win.
“What do we do?” she asks.
It’s a good question. We’re supposed to be meeting Carmen just off the highway, but I somehow don’t think arriving with Claren’s mercenaries in tow is going to help with the whole “sneak Ana out of state” plan.
I glance over at Hazel, an idea forming, one I really don’t like. I’m tempted just to keep it to myself, but the SUV is creeping closer and it’s not exactly like the current plan is any safer.
“How do you feel about leading Claren’s men on a wild goose chase?”
Hazel turns around to look out the rear window, a sexy as fuck fierceness carved into her face. “Sounds like fun.”
I shake my head, a smile on my lips as I tap the car play to call Lachlan. If this is going to work, we need reinforcements.
Lachlan answers on the second ring and I slow down to turn the corner.
“You know some people work for a living,” Lachlan says, his tone dry as sand.
“Can you slip out for a while?”
“What do you need?”
The SUV follows me around the corner, just a couple of cars back. “Fancy going hunting, brother?”
Ten minuteslater I’m turning onto a side street and Hazel’s climbed into the back seat. She pulls Ana’s hoodie over her head, hooks the cat ear headphones around her neck, and flips the hood up.
