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“No,” I bark a little too forcefully. “You shouldn’t even be here. Do not move. Do not do anything. I will be back in a few minutes.”
She wants to argue, that much is obvious as I back away from her. She looks tiny next to Donny’s guys, and I get this urge to wrap her in my arms and never let go. It’s weird as fuck.
Needing to break our connection, I spin on my heels and continue down to Donny’s office. I knock three times and enter when he says to do so.
“Ah look, if it isn’t the Bay’s newest resident alive and well, and willing to come back for the right price.”
“What do you want, Don?”
He throws a bag down on his desk, followed by a scrap of paper with a familiar scrawled address on it.
“Take this,” he points at the bag, “to that address. The usual stands. No questions asked, and don’t look any further than your payment sitting on the top.”
“You got it. When does delivery need to happen?”
“Thirty minutes ago.”
I think of Remi, who’s hopefully still waiting outside for me. I shouldn’t have brought her here. I really shouldn’t take her to the drop. There could be anything inside that bag, and the last thing I need is to get her tangled up with Donny’s dealings.
“Can I—”
“Take your bitch back to the Bay first?” he asks, proving that he really does know what’s going on. “No. No you fucking can’t. Either take her or dump her, I don’t give a fuck. But this needs delivering now, or you’re fucking done here.”
Anger stirs within me, making my fists curl in my need to make him forget everything about Remi. He has no right knowing she exists or what she looks like. I might be reckless, but I’m not fucking stupid enough to start something with Donny fucking Lopez. Not unless I wanted to dig my own grave first.
“Fine. But this had better be worth my while.”
“When isn’t it?”
Grabbing the bag, I pull it from the desk and turn back to the door.
“I’ll call you,” Donny says before I reach for the handle.
“I’m sure you will,” I mutter before disappearing and allowing the door to slam behind me.
“Let’s go,” I bark at Remi long before I get to her.
She startles at my booming voice but soon jumps into place behind me as I stride past her bodyguards and down the stairs without so much as a thank you.
After throwing Donny’s bag over my shoulder so it rests over my front, we silently climb back onto the bike. I’m not sure if Remi’s too terrified to ask or if she just knows that I won’t give her any answers. Either way, I’m glad she’s keeping it zipped.
She really doesn’t need to know any details of what we’re about to do.
I try my best not to know any details, which is why I always follow orders and never look inside the bag after taking my fee.
Gunning the engine, we speed out from the parking lot, leaving a cloud of dust and gravel behind us. Having her wrapped around me helps dissipate the anger that this whole situation has kickstarted within me.
When
I suggested she spend the day with me, I was not expecting to make her my fucking accomplice. Seems Donny had other ideas.
The drive to the other side of town is quick, and before long we’re pulling up in another questionable parking lot. Thankfully, there’s no one loitering in this one.
“I need you to stay here.”
“Are you fucking kidding me?” She looks around, her eyes wide with fear. “I’m not staying out here alone.”
“And I’m not taking you in there.” I nod my head over to the black door I need to go through. This isn’t my first time here, so I know I’ll be in and out.
