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shoving past the man to get to the driver side door, annoyance brimming within her.
    Culliver threw the flowers on the ground as his lips thinned into a grim line. Hailey quickly scrambled into her car, not at all interested in seeing the man angry.
    “You’re going to regret this, Miss Molloy. I urge you to reconsider,” the man demanded, his fist hitting the front of her car.
    Now this was the Culliver she remembered. He looked like he was getting tired of playing nice. And she knew what could happen when Culliver got to that point.
    Hailey turned her key and started the car, hands shaking a little. She revved the engine, trying to get Culliver to step back. He stared at her through the windshield for a moment, his face a mixture of anger and disappointment. Then, he started towards the passenger door and Hailey slammed down on the gas.
    No way she was letting him get in the car.
    Culliver jerked away at the last minute, narrowly avoiding getting ran over.
    Hailey’s heart pounded as she sped off, adrenaline coursing through her veins.
    Guess I’m not sleeping tonight after all, she mused, thinking how easy it would be for Culliver to track down her address.
    He probably knew it already.

Nine

Troy
    T roy popped a couple more Advil , hoping it would quiet his pounding head. The sunlight streaming in through the windows seemed far too bright, making him squint.
    Dempsy’s men had not been exactly happy to find their boss’ throat ripped out with Troy standing over the body. He had to break Drew’s arm and crack Bo’s skull – no easy feat, by the way - before they backed off and let him explain.
    But not before a couple of them got a few good punches in.
    Troy could have told the guards up front their boss’ time was over, but he couldn’t be sure how they’d react. Their utmost loyalty should always be to the Crimson Claws, but after a long time in Dempsy’s service, some of them might have challenged Troy, or at least tried to warn their boss.
    He couldn’t take that chance. Not if he wanted to walk out of there with the mission firmly accomplished.
    The primary target always comes first, Troy ran through his personal motto.
    No client cared how many henchmen you took out, only that you got the job done. Possibly starting a brawl with the guards would have been too risky and given Dempsy time to get away.
    After all the excitement of last night, Troy had been too beat to even check his phone when he got home. He grabbed it now, thumbed it and brought up the notifications. He was more than glad to see Hailey had sent him a response. Despite his pounding headache and the aches and pains he endured, it brought a smile to his lips.
    Just as Troy was about to reply with an invitation to go out again, there was a knock at his door. It resounded right through his head.
    Two unannounced guests in as many days? Aren’t I getting popular all of the sudden?
    He sniffed the air, catching the scent and recognizing it more easily this time, as it was fresh in his mind.
    Jay was back.
    With a grunt, he rolled out of bed, taking his sweet time in his dingy one-room apartment to straighten up and stretch. Getting his bearings didn’t come as easily as he would have liked after a fight like that.
    And, frankly, he could remember far more enjoyable wake-ups lately. Like with Hailey by his side, all curled up, soft and inviting.
    Another job already? Troy wondered, his lion perking up at the possibility of more violence.
    He opened the door, all set to give the man a status report or accept another job, but Jay seemed totally uninterested in conversation.
    The man didn’t even bother with a greeting. He was staring at his phone as usual. Troy frowned as Jay thrust an envelope in his arms and walked away. Troy turned the paper over in his hand, brow still furrowed, until he noticed River’s insignia.
    The letter ‘R’ with three claw marks running through it, on one of the corners.
    “Nice you see you too, man! Say hello