Hesavedme.
Wait.
Why does he have a silencer on his gun?
Did he plan to shoot Benny all along?
“Put the gun down, sweetheart.” All traces of the man who kissed me in the bar vanish, replaced by the markings of a cold, terrifying killer. “It won’t do you any good.”
My breath catches as a chilling realization pummels me.
His gun’s still raised. Only now, he’s aiming atme.
Chapter 5
Alexei
Fuck.
I watch the little waitress grow ashen as realization sinks in. If not for the curvy, freckled, green-eyed hurricane interrupting us, Benny might’ve talked and lived to see another day.
Instead, I’m pissed and left without leads and with a witness.
Double fuck.
Abysmal timing.
She scrambles to her feet, clutching Benny’s gun like a lifeline. “Stay back!”
Amusement ripples through my anger. This woman’s got balls. Even with blown pupils and trembling arms.
“Know how to use that?” I stalk forward, my own weapon still raised, because I don’t have a death wish. “Be a shame if you shot yourself in the foot.”
Her features twist, and she lifts her chin. “Don’t patronize me! If I’d had the slightest clue you were?—”
I don’t give her time to finish. Skirting the scattered trash, I reach her in three long strides, grab the gun, and wrench it free. She cries out as her wrist bends at an unnatural angle and drops the gun like it’s on fire.
She doesn’t give up without a fight.
Kicking out, she nails me in the shin. I pocket Benny’s gun and holster mine just as her elbow drives up. When I deflect the move, she grazes my jaw. Her shrieks could wake the dead. Luckily, with the music blaring inside the bar, the chances of anyone hearing her are slim to none.
“Enough.” I wrap my arms around her and walk her backward, pinning her against the brick wall. “I don’t have time for this.”
“Let me go!” She eyes my arm, the wild expression on her face giving me the impression that she’s about to bite me.
Not this time.
Clamping a hand around her throat and applying a little pressure, as I did with Benny, I send a clear message.If I wanted to, I could kill you in seconds.
Panic flickers in those captivating eyes.
I capture her wrists with my free hand and trap them over her head. “Stop. Fighting.”
She thrashes harder, aiming her knee for my groin. “You just killed Benny!”
Shifting, I lift my leg to block her before flattening her against me. My cock stirs as I remember her sweet little body and the feel of her gasping lips on mine.
None of that. She’s a fucking witness now. Question her, then figure out what to do.
