Fractured Lies (MAC Security 1)

“Yeah, but I love the surveillance jobs too. Ty says-”

“You love what?” He growled down the line.

“Just taking photos,” I rushed out.

“I can’t believe-”

“Nothing dangerous, I swear. Ty says that I’m good at it. He wants me to do it more often.”

“I don’t like the sound of that, Kay.”

“What? Why?” I narrowed my eyes. Even from half way across the world he still wanted to protect me.

“It’s too dangerous, Kay. The people that Ty deals with aren’t good people.”

I huffed out a breath. I’d never win this battle with him, but that was beside the point. It wasn’t as if he could do anything about it anyway.

“How’s things over there?”

There was a beat of silence, then he replied, “Yeah, good. Should be home soon.”

“Really?” I smiled wide. I couldn’t wait for him to come home.

“Yeah.” There was a loud noise in the background. “Fuck.”

“What?” I asked panicked.

“Gotta go. Love you.”

The line went dead before I had the chance to say it back.

“I love you too,” I said into the silence of the hall. I stared at my phone for several minutes, wishing that it would ring again.

I hated not being able to talk to him whenever I wanted, he was my only family and I missed him so much that it hurt.

“Kay? What are you doing?” I jumped at Miss Maggie’s voice and spun around.

“Miss Maggi.,” I blew out a panicked breath.

She stood outside her apartment, with her robe wrapped round her. It was so long that it almost hit the floor.

“Are you okay, dear?”

“Yeah,” I croaked and pulled my cardigan tighter around me. “Corey called,” I said and held my phone up.

“Oh.” She raised her brows. “How is he?”

“Yeah, he’s good.”

“And how are you?”

She moved closer to me, her slippers dragging against the floor with every step she took.

“I’m okay.”

“Are you sure, dear? You look a little pale.”

I opened my mouth to tell her how worried I was about Corey. I could put things out of my mind when I didn’t know he was doing anything for certain. But I knew that sound meant he had to head out.