He dropped down onto the couch and then looked between us with his brows raised.
“Let’s just cut to the chase,” I said, widening my feet as I kept my aim.“Who do you work for?”
He rolled his eyes and looked away.
I clenched my teeth and stared him down.If he wanted to play games and pretend to be a tough guy, that was fine.We would see just how tough he was.
I glanced at Quinn and caught her eye for a brief second, nodding in his direction.She gave a subtle nod and kept her hands steady in front of her.
I returned my attention to him, picked a spot on the wall half an inch above his head, and fired.
He jumped up, his head whipping around to see the hole in the wall.
“That was the only warning shot you’re going to get.”I adjusted my aim, making sure he knew that it was now focused on the spot right between his eyes.“Start talking.”
“I don’t know anything,” he stammered, looking from me to Quinn as his eyes softened.
“Stop looking at her like that,” I snapped.“She’s not going to pity you, dumb ass.You helped them kidnap her daughter; there’s no way you’re getting out of this alive.”
“Tell us what you know,” she said coldly, lifting her hands slightly as she reminded him that she wasn’t interested.
“As I said, I don’t know anything.My boss—the guy with the bullets in him,” he nodded to the short guy, “he handled everything.We just did what we were told.”
“What were you told?”I asked, pulling his attention back to me.
“Take her out, and we would get $50,000.”
I raised my brows and glanced at Quinn.She frowned angrily, and I had to bite back a laugh.She was worth more than that, and we both knew it.
“What about the little girl?”I pushed.We didn’t care about how much they were getting for killing Quinn.We needed to know where Rosie was and what the price tag was for her.
“I don’t know.I wasn’t told anything about her.”
“Alright, what happens after you complete this job?”Quinn asked.
“We were waiting for the money.Once we had that, we were supposed to take care of the job and send them proof.”
“Send who proof?”I yelled, getting frustrated quickly.
“I.Don’t.Know.”He enunciated each word as if I were stupid and then turned to Quinn.“He doesn’t listen for shit, does he?”
She cocked her head to the side and then raised the .45 slightly before putting a hole in the wall next to mine.I smiled proudly at how accurate her shot was.It wasn’t the time to think about it, but suddenly I was imagining dates with us at the shooting range, seeing who could beat who.
“Fuckin bitch!”he shouted and jumped up from the couch.
“Sit your ass down before I put a bullet in it,” I demanded.
“As you can see, we both haveremarkableaims.I would stop fucking around and tell us what we’re asking because I canguaranteeyou that if you don’t tell me what I need to know, I will put as many bullets in your body as it takes until I’m no longer pissed off.And right now—I’m fucking furious,” Quinn warned.
He sighed and returned to the couch, suddenly looking defeated.
“I don’t know their names.My boss was handling it.If you want info, I would check his phone.He was supposed to send a picture, you know,proofthat it was done.”
I looked around for the phone, then spotted it a few feet away on the floor, sticking out from under his arm.I nodded to Quinn, suggesting that she be the one to get it.Between both of us, I had no doubt that she could take him out if needed, but since her hands were still bound, I figured she might need the break.
She returned my nod, lowered her gun to the table beside me, then bent down to pick up the phone.I watched her through peripheral vision while I kept my eyes on him.
I could tell that she hadn’t dealt with many dead bodies as she nervously tried to figure out a way to retrieve the phone without touching him.Finally, she grabbed the end of it and pulled it out.
