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“You fucker!” I yelp as he takes me by surprise and grabs my ponytail. No one touches my hair without permission.
He wrestles, trying to grab the gun, but I raise my knee to slam dunk his balls. He falls, clutching his crown jewels. Now it’s on. His glare tells me he’ll do anything to kill the Dukes tonight, including removing me from the equation.
Killing another agent is against the Killers Club code, but Tom’s gone rogue. He’s beyond saving. Even if he left the house now, his loyalty would be questioned. He’s jeopardised a mission and is a dead man walking.
Tom’s eyes stray to a photograph, and he mutters, “Sebastian Montgomery…” He’s surprised. “He’s the third Duke?”
They don’t know about Seb. Relief rushes through me. That means I have more time to learn about Spencer. If they had found out about Seb, Stephanie would have pulled me out already.
“Figures that you’re fucking him,” Tom scoffs. “This keeps getting better and better. My loyalty won’t be questioned, but yours will.”
“If you want to kill them,” I spit through gritted teeth, “you’ll have to go through me.”
I’ll kill the Dukes on my terms. They’re not dying yet. Tonight, I’m saving them. Glass crunches under my feet. Thank fuck I’m breaking in a new pair of trainers, otherwise, the soles of my feet would be shredded.
Tom runs at me. I don’t move quickly enough, and his fist clips the side of my face, sending me reeling. He pulls a knife from up his sleeve. I pirouette like a graceful ballerina to avoid a jab to my ribs, but his arm keeps going, lodging the blade into the wall. This place will need redecorating.
“It’s over, Tom,” I say, pointing the gun at him. “Say hi to your brother from me.”
I squeeze the trigger and land a perfect shot between his eyes. Despite his lack of judgement, he’s already in enough pain. I don’t need to make him suffer. His dead body falls to the floor and lands with a thud, leaving a blood spray behind him.
Suddenly, the front door opens. Seb and Freddie’s voices float towards me. How am I going to explain this? Then, out of nowhere, a figure approaches from behind me.
Callen grabs my wrist, snatches the gun from my hand, and murmurs, “I’ll take it from here, princess.”
He thrusts me behind him so when Seb and Freddie walk in, they see Callen pointing the gun at the wall.
What did Callen hear? How long was he standing there? And why the fuck is he protecting me?
CHAPTER19
CALLEN
Freddie’s eyes narrow in suspicion, looking from the gun in my hand to our newest furniture addition. “Why is there a dead body in our living room?”
Thankfully, thinking under pressure is what I do best.
“Don’t you think he adds to the aesthetic?” I reply. “The addition of brains gives the room an extra pop.”
“Skip the bullshit, Callen,” Seb growls. “Start talking.”
“What can I say? I’m a hero.” I shrug casually, while Rose keeps her sweet, sassy-talking mouth shut for a change. “I saved Rose from an intruder.”
“Rose!” Seb hurries over and wraps his arm around Little Miss Innocent’s shaking shoulders. She’s giving an Oscar-winning performance with a trembling bottom lip. “Are you okay?”
“I think so,” she stammers. Damn, she’s good. “It all happened so fast…”
“What happened, Callen?” Freddie growls, snatching the gun from my hand and inspecting it. “This isn’t one of ours.”
“It’s his.” I point at the corpse. “He burst in here shouting about revenge for his brother and grabbed Rose in a chokehold. I tackled him to the ground to free her.”
Why not make myself sound like a hero?
“Is that what happened, Rose?” Freddie asks.
I stifle a laugh at the irony. He’s trusting her word over mine. Doesn’t he know it’s the quiet ones you need to watch out for? Rose is a cold-blooded, ruthless killer hiding in plain sight, but I won’t spill her secret yet. First, I’ll find out what game she’s playing and who she is, without Seb or Freddie muscling in. In the meantime, I’ll carry more weapons.
“Yes,” Rose affirms my story. She has to unless she wants to admit that she pulled the trigger herself. “He got inside somehow. Callen…”
