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The realization of how little agents were stationed in the house and the rest of the family was outside and far out of hearing range only worsened my anxiety.
“My shift is over soon,” I said quickly.And then I’ll never have to see you again.I took a step back, then another. “Let’s talk about this next time? It’s a long story.”
“Ryan won’t mind,” he said and motioned to the seat in front of him.
“But I will,” I said and took another step back. “I have plans, you see.”
His hand dropped slowly, along with his smile.
“Am I making you nervous, Tiffany?” he asked. “I’m well-intentioned. I want to know what you’re bringing around my family.”
His words caused my stomach to sour.
“Nothing,sir,” I all but hissed. “It’s taken care of, and it won’t come back.”
He gave me a slow nod.
“That’s good, next time then.”
I nodded and left without being dismissed, feeling his eyes on me the entire way out.
I’m so fucking glad this was my last day.
Quinn
“Ishould have known you were up to no good when you showed up looking like someone pissed in your coffee,” Ugo said, his brown eyes lighting up. A light laugh left his lips when I sent him a glare.
“So are you saying youdon’thave my money?” I asked, crossing my arms over my chest and leaning back against the rickety chair that groaned as I put my weight on it.
The stench of cigars filled the air and clung to the insides of my throat. As if sensing my discomfort, Ugo picked up his cigar and took a big puff of it, blowing the smoke to the side.
I normally wouldn’t have done business with someone who annoyed me as much as he had, but I had been desperate to hide the money somewhere before I was shipped off overseas and Ugo was a man who could take a bribe.
It didn’t mean he was trustworthy, not in the slightest, but the guild wouldn’t want to sully themselves with his slimy reputation so in my mind, that meant it was safe.
I’m beginning to realize just how naïve I had been back then.
One man was at his side, another behind me guarding the door. Both wore suits and looked far too out of place in the dingy club. It was a front of course, like most of the run-down clubs that littered the back alleyways and dark streets of this city.
Loud music filtered from above, the pounding of feet against the floor caused the room to shake. The rhythm matching with my own, panic heartbeat.
No one would hear you if you blew their heads off,a wicked voice purred.
But then I wouldn’t get my fucking money,the rational side of my brain barked back.
I was running out of time. Blake and I needed to get out of New York before the body washed up. It had been a miracle we hadn’t heard anything yet.
I knew for a fact that his people had found the eye, as it had been eerily quiet around Blake’s house for the last few days.
I had guessed thatsomeof the people watching her had been from him, but surely it hadn’t been so many that more than half of the agents that had normally been watching her disappeared.
At that point, I was having trouble figuring out which agents were with which organization. Many were unmarked, but all of them screamed danger. I just couldn’t figure out who was screaming the loudest yet.
“I’m saying I don’t have it on me,” he said, giving me a slimy smile. “You know things like this take a while to move.”
I slammed my fist down on the table, anger running through me. I needed to do this for Blake. Without this money, we would be left with almost nothing.
I had never felt such visceral panic mixed with anger in my laugh.
