“You don’t want to talk through the potential hazards of tomorrow’s party?”
She knew the risks.Blondie’s wife might have some contract killers.It was why she and Knox were going to be there, to keep Marshal alive.
“It’s not going to change what we need to do.Marshal needs to get his life back, and she needs to pay for almost killing him.I don’t know why he just doesn’t put the kill out on her.”
“Some people have what it takes, and others do not.”
“Would you do it?If he asked you to?”
“And paid the right price.She is not a good person, Ava,” he said.
“I know.”She looked at Knox, and he was one of the few people she couldn’t get a read from.
Marshal was a good guy.He was looking for love in all the wrong places, because he wanted to be someone’s savior.It was why he had been married three times.This was the only wife who had attempted to kill him to get his fortune.
Over the years she had seen the greed, the hunger, the anger, in all different faces.Knox was not readable.She didn’t know what his end game was, or what he wanted.He was just a man, that was all.It was nice not knowing, but at the same time, scary as well.
Knox was an enigma to her.She knew what he was capable of, but she also knew he was never going to hurt her.She had no idea how she knew that, considering she didn’t completely know him.It was that feeling deep in her gut, the same feeling she had come to rely on that helped her survive this.
“I won’t let anything happen to you,” Knox said.
And she believed him without a shadow of a doubt.
Chapter Three
There were two bountyhunters at the party.
Knox couldn’t be distracted, even though he had the most beautiful woman on his arm.Ava looked stunning.Her blonde hair had been curled, she had left it down, and it seemed to frame her whole body.He had no idea her hair was so long.The glasses she sometimes wore were gone, replaced with what he assumed were contacts.The red dress that molded to every single curve drew men’s eyes.
He loved her curves.Ava refused to starve herself, and he was a man who appreciated a woman with some meat on her bones.He also knew there had been periods of Ava’s life when food was taken from her.She always needed a stocked fridge and freezer, and always get a little irritated when they were getting low on groceries.Knox knew that had more to do with her experience when she was younger, needing to keep a supply of food.
Men’s heads turned as they made their way through the ballroom.The whole party screamed of wealth.
That didn’t stop the bounty hunters, and Marshal seemed to get a sense that his life was on the line as well.He fidgeted a lot.This is what Marshal did when he was nervous.To some, it might seem he was on drugs.He wasn’t, he just wasn’t able to control his body when he was nervous.
Ava, however, was always in control.Her head was raised just a little higher, and it was like she refused to acknowledge the sight of men looking at her.
