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Cain stepped off the boat and stalked across the space.
Suddenly, the lights went out.
He froze. “Hex, we lost the lights.”
“I’m on it.”
There was a scrape of sound. Cain swiveled, then heard the clang of metal.
What the hell was that?
Suddenly, someone rammed into him from behind. Cain fell and hit the concrete.
Shit.
He rolled, just as someone kicked him. A hand wrenched the chip away from him.
“You almost ruined everything.”
Weber. He was just a dark shadow looming over Cain.
Cain gritted his teeth, his eyes adjusting to the lack of light. “Your little empire ends tonight, Weber.”
“No,youend tonight.”
Cain tracked the man’s voice, and pushed to his feet. Weber wasn’t a fighter, and he didn’t know Cain had excellent night vision. Cain swiveled, and punched Weber in the face.
Weber yowled and Cain grabbed the chip back. Then he dropped it to the floor.
The lights came on.
Weber’s gaze was on him as Cain brought his boot down, and crunched the chip to dust.
“No! I could’ve sold it again,” Weber cried.
“You’re not selling anything again.”
Weber’s expression changed as something snapped inside of him. His features twisted, turning ugly, and he no longer resembled a suave, wealthy businessman.
With a roar, he charged at Cain.
He shoved him hard. Cain took a step back.
But instead of concrete floor, there was nothing.
He fell, cursing as he crashed into a deep hole in the boathouse floor. He found himself standing in knee-high, murky water.
What the fuck?
Above, there was a clang as Weber closed a large metal grate over the hole.
With a laugh, Weber padlocked it closed. His arm was hanging at his side and blood stained his clothes.
“I always plan for contingencies. This boathouse is rigged with explosives. I had them planted in case I ever needed to cover my tracks.” He glared down at Cain. “Or remove unwanted problems.”
He held up his phone and touched it. He swiveled it so Cain could see the timer on the screen. It showed five minutes in glowing red, and started ticking down.
Weber smiled. “Enjoy the fireworks, up close and personal.”
