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it.
“There it is,” I said, motioning towards the large yacht I remembered. The door I’d crashed through had new glass and lights were shining inside.
“Do you want me to do it?” Fate asked as we got to the ladder that would lead us up to my target.
“No. I saved him; I should kill him.”
He paused with hand on a rung. “It’ll be easier for me.”
He had no nerves. He was calmer than the water in this inlet, gently swaying the boats to and fro as if they were rocking a baby to sleep.
“I know. But it still has to be me.”
He wasn’t human; he never had been, and I doubted he ever would be. The idea that he would be capable of having a relationship with me was ludicrous.
Even watching him now, I could feel something potent growing. Preparing for obstacles, it replaced the flirting Fate, who had just resided in his place, with a more ruthless creature.
We were so different on the most fundamental level. It was pointless to pine for something that could never be. I’d fallen into this position by some crazy twist of luck. I’d do my time, see if I could get Paddy to spring me early for good behavior, and go back to a normal human life. There was something animalistic in Fate that took to this life. The two of us would be like a bunny and a wolf mating. Even if I were to become the most vicious bunny in the warren, it just didn’t work. We were different animals.
“You ready?” he said, but I could tell he was wondering what had made me pause.
“Yeah,” I said as I nodded, trying to shake off my thoughts and get my head back in the game.
He nodded and started to climb up onto the deck. I took a deep breath and followed after him, thinking of how sturdy the ladder was this time around. The Universe really didn’t like when you messed with its plans. Now that I was trying to correct them, it seemed much more magnanimous to my presence here.
We hit the deck and crossed to the door, then made our way into the lavish interior of the boat. A guy walked into the room and stopped short, clearly startled to find us standing there. I recognized him immediately. It was the man that would’ve shot his partner. I wished he were the one I needed to kill. Pulling the trigger would’ve been a lot easier.
“You!” he said, looking directly at me.
“Where’s your partner?” Fate asked.
The guy threw his hands up. “I don’t know what beef he had with you people but I don’t want any trouble. He’s gone. I know he was involved in some shady things but I just want you all to go away.”
“Gone where?”
“He’s dead.”
I advanced on the guy, ready to bang his head into the wall until I got the truth. “Dead? Why didn’t I see an obituary?” I’d done extensive research and nothing I’d found had led me to believe Malokin had got to him already.
“He disappeared a couple of weeks ago. They declared him today.”
The guy was sweating bullets, and I was starting to believe his story. I’d known my target was missing but I’d thought that he was hiding on the boat. “Fate?” I asked.
“On it,” he said, pulling out his phone and checking. Only a couple of seconds elapsed before he confirmed the information. “Yep, declared today.”
I turned toward Fate, not caring if the guy took off anymore and knowing my reflexes were quick enough to stop an attack from a single human, back turned or not. “Let’s go. Nothing left to do here.”
“Would it make you feel better to kill him?” Fate asked, pointing to the guy.
I watched the potential target’s back as he ran from the room. I waved my hand to let him go when Fate raised his eyebrows. “No. I wanted to kill my target.”
He walked over and patted me on the shoulder in a slightly mocking way. “It’s okay. There’ll be other murders.”
“I know. It’s just so disappointing.” I’d really thought this one would be a slam-dunk.
“Come on, I’ll buy you an ice cream.”
Chapter Seven
The Honda
“There it is,” I said, motioning towards the large yacht I remembered. The door I’d crashed through had new glass and lights were shining inside.
“Do you want me to do it?” Fate asked as we got to the ladder that would lead us up to my target.
“No. I saved him; I should kill him.”
He paused with hand on a rung. “It’ll be easier for me.”
He had no nerves. He was calmer than the water in this inlet, gently swaying the boats to and fro as if they were rocking a baby to sleep.
“I know. But it still has to be me.”
He wasn’t human; he never had been, and I doubted he ever would be. The idea that he would be capable of having a relationship with me was ludicrous.
Even watching him now, I could feel something potent growing. Preparing for obstacles, it replaced the flirting Fate, who had just resided in his place, with a more ruthless creature.
We were so different on the most fundamental level. It was pointless to pine for something that could never be. I’d fallen into this position by some crazy twist of luck. I’d do my time, see if I could get Paddy to spring me early for good behavior, and go back to a normal human life. There was something animalistic in Fate that took to this life. The two of us would be like a bunny and a wolf mating. Even if I were to become the most vicious bunny in the warren, it just didn’t work. We were different animals.
“You ready?” he said, but I could tell he was wondering what had made me pause.
“Yeah,” I said as I nodded, trying to shake off my thoughts and get my head back in the game.
He nodded and started to climb up onto the deck. I took a deep breath and followed after him, thinking of how sturdy the ladder was this time around. The Universe really didn’t like when you messed with its plans. Now that I was trying to correct them, it seemed much more magnanimous to my presence here.
We hit the deck and crossed to the door, then made our way into the lavish interior of the boat. A guy walked into the room and stopped short, clearly startled to find us standing there. I recognized him immediately. It was the man that would’ve shot his partner. I wished he were the one I needed to kill. Pulling the trigger would’ve been a lot easier.
“You!” he said, looking directly at me.
“Where’s your partner?” Fate asked.
The guy threw his hands up. “I don’t know what beef he had with you people but I don’t want any trouble. He’s gone. I know he was involved in some shady things but I just want you all to go away.”
“Gone where?”
“He’s dead.”
I advanced on the guy, ready to bang his head into the wall until I got the truth. “Dead? Why didn’t I see an obituary?” I’d done extensive research and nothing I’d found had led me to believe Malokin had got to him already.
“He disappeared a couple of weeks ago. They declared him today.”
The guy was sweating bullets, and I was starting to believe his story. I’d known my target was missing but I’d thought that he was hiding on the boat. “Fate?” I asked.
“On it,” he said, pulling out his phone and checking. Only a couple of seconds elapsed before he confirmed the information. “Yep, declared today.”
I turned toward Fate, not caring if the guy took off anymore and knowing my reflexes were quick enough to stop an attack from a single human, back turned or not. “Let’s go. Nothing left to do here.”
“Would it make you feel better to kill him?” Fate asked, pointing to the guy.
I watched the potential target’s back as he ran from the room. I waved my hand to let him go when Fate raised his eyebrows. “No. I wanted to kill my target.”
He walked over and patted me on the shoulder in a slightly mocking way. “It’s okay. There’ll be other murders.”
“I know. It’s just so disappointing.” I’d really thought this one would be a slam-dunk.
“Come on, I’ll buy you an ice cream.”
Chapter Seven
The Honda