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“All part of the plan, right?”
She flung herself off him. “You think all my text messages were part of some plan?” She kicked him in the leg. “You ass**le . You think I can’t separate what I’m doing here from what I think about you?”
He glared up at her. “I don’t know, Kate. Maybe I can’t keep up.”
“Jesus, don’t you trust anybody?”
“No, and I’m pretty sure you don’t, either.”
She stared back at him, her chest rising and falling as rapidly as his. She didn’t say anything, and that said it all right there.
“What do your text messages say?” Hunter demanded. “Is he checking up on how things are coming along with me?”
“He doesn’t even know I’m here.”
“Sure.”
Her breathing was fast and rapid, her cheeks flushed.
Then she reached into her pocket, jerked out her phone, and tossed it at him. “Go ahead, see for yourself.”
He slid his finger across the screen, then glanced up. “Code?”
“Nine-six-seven-four.”
He hit the keys and her phone opened. He pushed the icon for text messages. Silver was in bold letters at the top.
When you say you’re going for a walk, I don’t expect you to disappear for two hours.
Do not make me come looking for you, Kathryn.
“Wow,” Hunter said. “He sounds charming.”
Kate grabbed the phone out of his hands. “He’s doing his job.” Then she slid her fingers along the screen, texting back.
After a moment, his own phone chimed, and Hunter grabbed it from his pocket.
She’d sent him a message.
I don’t want to be your enemy, Hunter.
While he was looking, another message appeared.
Silver was going to kill you last night. I stopped him.
He didn’t look at her, just texted back.
Why?
Because I understand you. And I think you understand me.
He sighed. Another message appeared.
I don’t want anyone to get hurt, either.
Before he could text back, she caught his hands between hers, cradling the phone. She looked up at him. “We can stop them, Hunter. We can. We can stop all of this from happening again.”
He blew out a breath. “How?”
