“Black SUV coming your way,” I hear in my ear through the small device that we’re all wearing.

After the last meeting and the way I felt like an easy target out in the open on my own, I haven’t once questioned Ty when he’s sent Luke and Dean behind me, much to Luke’s dismay having to sit in a confined space with Dean.

“I’ve got eyes,” I reply when I see the SUV coming.

It turns around, coming to a stop ten feet directly in front of me. I wait for Darrell to step out before I grab the briefcase and push my own door open.

“Evan.” He nods in greeting, his gaze moving down to the briefcase in my hand. “You did it?”

“Did you think I couldn’t?” I ask, a smirk lifting up the corner of my lips. “Of course I did it.”

He nods his head, his eyes shining like a man who hasn’t eaten meat for a month and is about to cut into a piece of perfectly cooked steak.

“Good, good.” He holds his hand out for the case, but I shake my head.

“Payment?”

“Wire it,” he shouts back to the car and a couple of seconds later my cell pings.

Pulling it out, I check that the money has gone into one of my accounts before immediately moving it into another account that is offshore.

Stepping forward, I hold the case out to him. “Nice doing business with you.”

I spin around, ready to get the hell out of here but halt when he calls my name. “The job is in four weeks, be ready.”

I turn my gaze back to his, but he isn’t looking at me anymore, he’s walking back to his car. I watch as he shuts the door and a couple of seconds later, the car is spinning out of the same lot that we met in last time.

“Is it done?” Luke asks in my ear.

“Yeah... but he said the main job is in four weeks.” I pull open my door, sliding into my seat and clicking my belt in the holder before starting the engine and peeling out of there myself. “I’ll see you back at the compound.”

I press a few buttons on my steering wheel and then listen to the ringing tone that comes through my speakers.

“Seb,” the gruff voice answers.

“Meet me at the compound in an hour.” I don’t say anything else before I press the button to end the call and speed back toward the warehouse.

It’s normally a two-hour drive any other time, but I keep my foot to the floor, trying to shave as many minutes off the journey as I can.

My mind is on anything but the job right now. It’s on Lexi and the way she looked at me the other night at the center.

I’ve never been good at words or reading women, but I knew something was off when I left her there and I’ve kicked myself ever since I walked out of those doors without checking on her.

We’ve had so much fun over the last few weeks, taking things slow and trying to build a relationship.

It wasn’t until then that I realized I need to open up to her: share all of my past with her. We promised each other there’d be no secrets, so that’s what I’ll give her.

My fingers start moving of their own accord, the ringing coming through the speakers for the second time as I wait for the call to connect.

“Hello? Livvy speaking.”

“Hey, Livvy, is Lexi there?”

“Sure, one second… Lexi!”

I wince as her voice rattles through my speakers.

“Hello?” My whole body sags in my seat when her soft voice sounds over the line.

Tags: Abigail Davies MAC Security Romance
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