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CARINA
“What are you doing?” Gilly growls at me as I search Falco’s pocket.
“I’m copping a feel,” I deadpan, earning me a glare that I know I’ll be paying for later.
If I didn’t have my hand in a dead man’s pocket, I’d be getting excited about what was to come later with Gilly. This probably isn’t the right time to be thinking about that, but I can’t bring myself to be the least bit sad that Falco is dead. “Got it.” I pull out Falco’s phone.
“It’s locked.” Butcher states the obvious. Not a second after he says it, the lock screen magically disappears, granting me full access.
“Thank you, Magic,” I whisper to myself as I go through Falco’s texts.
“Blood Badgers.” I say the code words, knowing my phone will respond to my voice and bring Magic and Ocean online. I hit the button so that they’ll be on speaker.
“We’re here,” Ocean says. The expression on Butcher’s face is almost comical. He really shouldn’t be too surprised. I was the one to hack into the Larones’ home and find his Bianca. Whom he kidnapped not long after.
“There’s a guy named Kent, right? That's Carson Falco’s right-hand?” I know Falco has a man waiting outside in an SUV near his car. He wouldn’t have come alone. We need that man gone.
“Yeah,” Gilly answers.
“Magic, I need you to scan Falco’s texts. I need to know how he’d word a text to Kent to tell him to leave and meet him at the warehouse on Benton.”
“Warehouse on Benton?” Gilly gives me another glare.
“I was going to tell you after tonight, but this should work too.”
“Give me a second,” Magic says. I hear her clicking away as the computer scans through Falco’s texts. “Got it. Text himMeet at Benton. I’m going to play with Carina.He spells your name with a K.”
I immediately send off the text.
Kent:Playing with goods before you buy them? Be careful. She's a Palermo.
“Oh gross,” Magic mutters.
“What?” It must be bad if she won’t say it, but she can be shy when it comes to being crude or talk of sex.
“I don’t wanna say it,” Magic huffs.
“It says to respond withDo as you're told and I’ll let you play with her too soon,” Ocean says for Magic. I cringe at the sound of bones breaking fills the room.
“He’s dead already,” I try to reason with Gilly as I send the text. “Get his keys.” Gilly pulls the knife from Falco’s head and then fishes out the keys in his pocket. “Are there cameras in this restaurant?”
“Only outside in the front parking lot,” Ocean replies. “I’m taking them all down now.”
“There might not be cameras, but you have to get this body out of here.” I shove Falco’s phone back into his pocket. “Put him in his own car and drive him to—” Ocean cuts in, spouting off the full address.
“What’s at the Benton warehouse?” Gilly asks.
“That’s where they set up a new shop for their ketamine and Rohypnol manufacturing.”
“You’re still keeping secrets from me.” Gilly’s displeasure is evident in his tone.
“I only told her about it like an hour ago.” Ocean once again jumps in for me.
“I think we’re good, girls. We’ve got it from here.”
“Fine,” Ocean huffs, sad she won’t see the warehouse blow up. Though I suppose she still might watch.
