All I can do is stare at her as she sashays out of there, imagining all the ways I’m going to kill Vex if he lives through this thing.
Fly Trap
Fiona
There has to be someone in this room who will stand up to Max and help me find my friend.
There is one person…but currently he’s lost his mind.
Vex…Will he help? Or will he throttle me to death before we get outside?
The man doesn’t hate you. He’s just terrified for his sister.
Could we team up?
There’s only one way to find out…you walk into the lion’s den. I lift my gaze to him and wait.
My breath catches when his meets mine almost immediately.
The pain he must be feeling…it’s unimaginable.
Can he read my mind? Because if I utter a single word…
His eyes shift to the door.
Vex understands. Without acknowledging him, I lower my gaze to the floor and wait for an opportunity to present itself.
“That won’t work. He’ll see us coming from a mile away and disappear.” Maddox paces across the room.
Now, just get up and walk out like you have to go to the bathroom. If you look calm, they won’t even give you a second glance.
And they don’t. The room is focused on finding a plan to get The Spider that doesn’t involve me. I let out a sigh of relief as the elevator starts to close.
A man’s hand slides in, and the doors open. Vex and Payne step in.
How did they walk out without anyone noticing?
Payne hits the close door button while Vex reaches into my soul to decide if he can trust me.
After a chin lift, he starts talking. “We’re going to walk straight to the helicopter. On the way, we’ll discuss an actual plan. You know where to go for him to find you.”
I lift my eyes to the camera that no one bothered hiding in the elevator. “Yes.”
He nods. “We’re going to walk calmly but directly. Be prepared if things get interesting. I won’t let them stop us.”
That’s what I was hoping…now, I’m a little worried. “I love him.”
Vex smiles. “There won’t be much blood involved.”
That isn’t encouraging.
Maddox’s men are watching for enemies from the outside. They aren’t looking to stop friends from leaving.
We walk out without incident.
Canyon waves from his post on the corner.
I give him a friendly smile and a wave, continuing to walk, not run, towards the chopper.
