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Authors: Leigh K. Hunt
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the sound of his voice snapping me back to the moment, and swallowed my thoughts. Jax was definitely going to get a bollocking from me when I got out of this. If I got out of this.
As I approache d, I saw him pocket an external hard drive and a couple of other things. He gestured at the open safe door. "Help yourself."
I looked in. There was a lot of money there. Not enough to pay Luke out , but enough to make a good start. There were also a number of boring looking documents that I didn't bother touching. I grabbed some of the money, and quickly realised that it wasn't actually going to fit in my handbag. Silently, the man handed me an empty laptop bag, and helped me load the money inside.
This was crazy. I was stealing a boatload of cash off my dead client. Someone would find out. I knew someone would find out. Annalise was going to kill me when she discovered Darren was dead. This night was really not panning out as intended. "I can't believe I'm doing this," I muttered.
The man zipped up the laptop bag , and paused as he peered into the safe. There were a couple of slim-line black cases at the back. He paused, and slowly opened one of them. Something glittered from within, and I felt my breath catch. Before I even realised what I was doing, I had moved right up beside him to get a closer look. It was a stunning necklace. There were about ten rows of diamonds littering the choker. "Wow," I whispered.
He snapped the case closed without looking at me, and pocketed them both without even opening the other one. "We need to go."
I paused . "Go where?"
" Well, we still haven't figured out who you are, and if you're not going to tell me – I have someone at my place who will."
" Who?" I asked, bafflement filling me. "Who on earth would know who I am?"
He winked , handing me the money-loaded laptop bag, "You'll find out soon enough." He closed the safe. "Come on, mystery girl. It's time for you to reveal all."
***
Chapter 9
We left the room and rode the elevator down. There was an awkward silence , but I refused to talk. I looked for potential exit strategies the entire time we walked through the hotel, but whenever there were people, he wrapped an arm around me so I wouldn't make a run for it or cause a disturbance. Instead of walking through the reception foyer, he led me down a long corridor, and out an emergency exit at the back of the building. He beeped a large brand new black Mercedes SUV in the alleyway unlocked, and instructed me to get in.
I did as I was told. I didn 't doubt that he would shoot me if I tried to run. There was something commanding about him. The worst thing was that I had no idea what was going to happen to me. After the shitty time I'd had recently with Luke, I was just too tired to even think about fighting this guy back. I was at the point of thinking that whatever happened… happened. It was out of my control. My entire life had been out of control recently, why should this be any different? And hey, at least if they killed me, Luke would never get a cent of his bloody money.
I rifled through my handbag , and found a packet of Marlboro Lights, breathing a sigh of relief that they weren't wet from our brief shower escapade. "Thank god," I said lighting one, and inhaling the smoke. I wound down the window, letting the cool night air touch my face. My hands kept shaking. I knew I was well and truly pumped full of adrenaline. The man started the car, and gave me a sidelong look of disapproval as he watched me.
" Smoking will kill you."
I shrugged . "So will you if I don't watch out. May as well have a little enjoyment along the way." I was being flippant, but I no longer cared. If I lived, I would have a good chunk of money to pay Luke with – if this guy let me keep it. If not, I was probably going to be dead anyway.
He drove quickly and confidently. The London streets still had a few people on them , more drunk than not, but for a Saturday night, it seemed relatively quiet.
As I approache d, I saw him pocket an external hard drive and a couple of other things. He gestured at the open safe door. "Help yourself."
I looked in. There was a lot of money there. Not enough to pay Luke out , but enough to make a good start. There were also a number of boring looking documents that I didn't bother touching. I grabbed some of the money, and quickly realised that it wasn't actually going to fit in my handbag. Silently, the man handed me an empty laptop bag, and helped me load the money inside.
This was crazy. I was stealing a boatload of cash off my dead client. Someone would find out. I knew someone would find out. Annalise was going to kill me when she discovered Darren was dead. This night was really not panning out as intended. "I can't believe I'm doing this," I muttered.
The man zipped up the laptop bag , and paused as he peered into the safe. There were a couple of slim-line black cases at the back. He paused, and slowly opened one of them. Something glittered from within, and I felt my breath catch. Before I even realised what I was doing, I had moved right up beside him to get a closer look. It was a stunning necklace. There were about ten rows of diamonds littering the choker. "Wow," I whispered.
He snapped the case closed without looking at me, and pocketed them both without even opening the other one. "We need to go."
I paused . "Go where?"
" Well, we still haven't figured out who you are, and if you're not going to tell me – I have someone at my place who will."
" Who?" I asked, bafflement filling me. "Who on earth would know who I am?"
He winked , handing me the money-loaded laptop bag, "You'll find out soon enough." He closed the safe. "Come on, mystery girl. It's time for you to reveal all."
***
Chapter 9
We left the room and rode the elevator down. There was an awkward silence , but I refused to talk. I looked for potential exit strategies the entire time we walked through the hotel, but whenever there were people, he wrapped an arm around me so I wouldn't make a run for it or cause a disturbance. Instead of walking through the reception foyer, he led me down a long corridor, and out an emergency exit at the back of the building. He beeped a large brand new black Mercedes SUV in the alleyway unlocked, and instructed me to get in.
I did as I was told. I didn 't doubt that he would shoot me if I tried to run. There was something commanding about him. The worst thing was that I had no idea what was going to happen to me. After the shitty time I'd had recently with Luke, I was just too tired to even think about fighting this guy back. I was at the point of thinking that whatever happened… happened. It was out of my control. My entire life had been out of control recently, why should this be any different? And hey, at least if they killed me, Luke would never get a cent of his bloody money.
I rifled through my handbag , and found a packet of Marlboro Lights, breathing a sigh of relief that they weren't wet from our brief shower escapade. "Thank god," I said lighting one, and inhaling the smoke. I wound down the window, letting the cool night air touch my face. My hands kept shaking. I knew I was well and truly pumped full of adrenaline. The man started the car, and gave me a sidelong look of disapproval as he watched me.
" Smoking will kill you."
I shrugged . "So will you if I don't watch out. May as well have a little enjoyment along the way." I was being flippant, but I no longer cared. If I lived, I would have a good chunk of money to pay Luke with – if this guy let me keep it. If not, I was probably going to be dead anyway.
He drove quickly and confidently. The London streets still had a few people on them , more drunk than not, but for a Saturday night, it seemed relatively quiet.
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