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He knew I’d disobeyed his instructions.
He knew I’d had every intention of killing him.
I was going to die in the dark, shot in the back, in a shitty motel room in the middle of nowhere.
Poor Ali.
I wondered if she’d felt this way just before the end.
“You know what?” the intruder said. “I think I like you over there. Sit on the edge of the bed over on that side and don’t try a thing, or next time you really will regret it.”
His voice was coming from the opposite side of the room, by the door.
I pulled myself into a seated position on the edge of the bed and tried to think.
He said he’d been in the dark for an hour.
If I turned on the light, I could maybe blind him long enough to throw something at him, rush him, try to get the gun.
It wasn’t a smart play, but I was out of smart plays – and I really didn’t want to just sit here waiting helplessly for the end.
I reached out my hand for the lamp –
Click.
With the little metallic sound came a flood of light. I squinted and put my hand up to shield my eyes.
“Fiona. Seriously, you must have a death wish. Stop fucking with me.”
At his words, I felt relief flood through me.
Twice I’d tried to get a weapon or pull a fast one on him, and twice he’d warned me – but hadn’t shot me.
He wasn’t going to kill me.
Not before he got something out of me yet.
What?
Information, most probably.
That was the only card I had left to play to stay alive.
12
Jack
“NO!” I yelled.
Lou looked at me like I’d lost my mind. “What the hell is your problem?”
“You had no right to do that!”
“I took the fuckin’ initiative.”
“You should have cleared it with me!”
“There wasn’t time.”
