“Hey!”
“What? We’re in this together now,” he says. “For better or worse.”
I snatch my phone back from him. “I promised her I would keep it to myself.”
“She already knows I’m involved.”
I swipe down until I find another pic with different phone numbers, and I type in one of them to find a name.
Jim “Jimmy” Farrell. Taxi driver who works for a company that does daily trips … to the remote, private hospital.
“Holy shit.”
“What?”
I run my fingers through my hair. “It’s all connected. All of them.”
“How?”
“That hospital. They all work there or used to work there.”
My whole body feels like it’s on fire.
“Him.” I tap my finger on the screen. “This is her next target.” A smile slowly forms on my lips. “And we’re going to find him for her.”
Suddenly, my phone buzzes, so I take it out of my pocket and check the messages.
Aspen: earth to Xav, did you forget the family dinner is tonight? You didn’t check in when Mom asked for a time.
“Shit,”I mumble to myself. “It’s my sister. Family dinner is tonight, so we’ll have to reschedule.”
“Aw, bummer,” Orion replies.
Me: Great. Thx for the reminder.
Aspen: YW. U gonna bring Sunny and shock our family?
The mere mentionof her name still makes me squeeze my ass cheeks together.
Me: Absolutely not
Aspen: Y? You got cold feet?
I don’t even haveto be near her to know my sister is gloating.
Me: And who was it again that couldn’t admit to being in love with Levi for a whole ass decade?
Aspen: That’s different.
Me: Yeah, thought so
I snort to myself.
Aspen: I’m being serious tho. You should tell her.
Me: I don’t have a death wish. C U tonight.
I tuckmy phone back into my pocket and take a deep breath. Guess our killer plans will have to wait.
