AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“It was his mantra. Did you forget?”
“I can’t forget any ofthat.”
“There you go, then. Seemed fitting, after all.”
“Where is Dougie?” asked Clarisse.
“No idea.”
“You’re lying. He was always loyal to you. Did anything you wanted.”
“If you don’t want to believe me, don’t. By the way, you gonna pull that thing you’re holding in your pocket and try and hurt me with it? Go on and try. It might be fun.”
“I was certainly thinking about it.”
“Well, think about this instead.”
Clarisse felt the tip of the knife bite into her neck. She felt the drop of blood freed from her body. It meandered down her long neck like a skier on fluffy snow. “Is that the knife you used to kill Bruce?”
“No, you’re special. This one is even sharper.”
“You kill me, no treasure.”
“Maybe I have enough money.”
“Nobody has enough money.”
She made one more small nick, her hand wielding the blade like a surgeon. “Tomorrow is promised to no one, but I’m promising it to you,babycakes.”
And then she was gone.
Clarisse locked the door, hurried to the bathroom, and checked her wounds. They were precise cuts, as close together as snake fangs.
Or a vampire’s mark.
And all done in the dark. Impressive.
She cleaned them, bandaged them.
And then threw up.
CHAPTER58
GIBSON WAS STARING AT HERcomputer screen the next day when the phone rang.
That phone.
“Hello?”
“Mickey?” said Clarisse.
“Are you all right? You sound…shaky.”
“So do you.”
Gibson hesitated and then just decided to tell her. “I had a visitor the other night.” She went on to tell Clarisse about her being kidnapped and interrogated.
Clarisse said nothing for a few moments. “Nathan Trask? You’re sure?”
