She moved her thumb over the arrow to send it, but then stopped herself and added a few words.
Plans have been moved up to tomorrow at two.
That should give her plenty of time to get the money and make herself scarce.
She hitSend.
Chapter 48
As soon as Coulter andhis friend left the bar, Manny started to get up but stopped when Dominic grabbed his arm.
“Wait,” Dominic said.
“For what?”
“Let’s give him enough time to reach his room first.”
“I just want to get this done.”
“And you think I don’t?”
Dominic held Manny’s gaze until Manny grunted and settled back onto his chair.
When a full five minutes had passed, Dominic put two twenties on the bar and stood. “That should be long enough.”
They took the elevator to Coulter’s floor and exited to find the waiting area unoccupied.
“Masks,” Dominic whispered.
“Guns, too, yeah?”
Dominic nodded. “But only for intimidation. We don’t want to shoot him. If he’s dead, we’ll never get the money.”
Unsure how things would unfold with Coulter, they’d purchased black N95 masks that covered their mouths andnoses. Thankfully, they’d brought their guns with them when they’d left the Weathersby.
When they reached Coulter’s suite, Dominic motioned for Manny to stand against the wall beside the door.
Once Manny was in position, Dominic whispered, “Ready?”
“Ready.”
Dominic moved his gun behind his back and rapped on the door.
Stone found one of thetwo carry-on suitcases he and Jack had brought with them in the entryway of the suite when he walked in. The other had been delivered to Jack’s room.
He set the bag on the couch and opened it. Inside was a zippered case containing a SIG Sauer P226 9mm pistol and a full magazine.
Stone removed the gun and slipped the magazine into place. If all went as planned, he wouldn’t have to pull the trigger, which he much preferred.
A few minutes later, his phone vibrated with a call from Jack.
Stone put an air pod in his ear and accepted the call.
“Someone just knocked on my door,” Jack said.
“That was quick.”
“I think they may be impatient. Are you set?”
