clean through his hand, and the gun slipped fr

pon out of reach and driving her foot do

rried nothing but lethal intent as she said, "Looks

ed hand. With death looming, a rush of adrenaline flooded his body, and

ve. She seized his fingers and broke the

d fingers dwarfed the pain in his palm. Gasping through sobs, he cried out, "

st, smashing it straight into his nose, then strikin

, and she knew exactly what kind of monster Conor had

nds felt like mercy

e, and blood spread beneath him as he was rendered unconsciousness. Avery

hat she already knew. A cold sense of satisfaction settled over

her phone, and the flashlight clicked on as pal

ntil more than a dozen young men stepped out from the shadows with diamond shap

s insane

e unbeli

ement and admiration were clear as

the rest with his head lowered

nge in mood at once.

d his eyes were rimmed red with shame. Before a w

ught his wrist, her expressi

fully enough. I never thought Conor would be carryin

is trigger. Another teammate had stopped him at the last second, reminding hi

, knowing that if Avery made even on

n because of his negligence, no punishment or de

t seeing Avery alive, Ruben stood there, drow

let out a quiet breath and rested a hand on Ruben's shoulder as she spoke. "That sai

e nodded hard and forced a grin. "Got it, Avery. If I scr

As he turned to leave, he said, "The mission's done, Avery. Y

d as she suddenly looked toward the car. Her voice

le. A woman stumbled out in a panic, barely holding her clothes together as she blu

ce, and her voice shook un

nd in dismissal. "Ge

her clothes and bolted into the darkness, fleeing as

his tongue and smirked as he passed Avery a gold embossed key card. "High-ups sent this

nstead. "I have no taste for women like that. Do whatever you want on your own time, but if any of you co

pocket, Avery added flatly, "

eam watched Avery walk off a

lights and ornate details framed the entrance, leaving no doubt that this was one

ween her fingers while the car rose at an unhurried