Bad Ink by Megan Hetherington

Author:Megan Hetherington [Hetherington, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-02T23:00:00+00:00

18

Isaac

Without even seeing her face I know it’s her skulking in the shadows and peeking out from the corner of the apartment building. It’s not exactly where I asked her to wait, but then it’s a good thing. If it’s a surprise to me, then it will be to anyone else.

I don’t know if Carlos is watching, or has asked someone to follow me. My rebuttal of Zoya last night didn’t go down well. Apparently, she bitched to her sister about it after I left, which meant Carlos endured an ear full too.

Even though he agreed—if it was a good enough excuse for Rocky then it was good enough for me—I can’t assume anything about Carlos right now. It’s too close to the final showdown for that. Not long until the big fight and I need to stay focused.

Cate turning up on my doorstep every five minutes was not part of the plan. But I can’t stick to the order of events as I hoped.

She will have spotted me, and will come into the entrance now, hopefully accept the concierge’s invitation to take the elevator to my apartment.

He’s sent it to me first, so I quickly park the car and take the cabin to the reception area.

A ping signifies my arrival at the first floor and the door slides open. She steps in before seeing me pressed to the wall.

“Isaac,” she gasps, clapping her hand to her chest. A place my gaze lingers more than it should.

I punch my finger on the button which will send us below ground.

“Where are we going?”

I pull her over and wrap her in my arms. “Kitty, I’m sorry.”

“For?” She wriggles in my grasp.

“For how this will play out.”

She swallows noisily, her eyes sparking with fear.

I can’t help myself and I must come to terms with this. There’s no going back. I have to forge a way to make this work otherwise she will be my sacrifice.

The elevator sinks, causing my stomach to leap into my chest. There’s no easy way out of this, no escape. We can’t simply run away. I’m in too deep. I’ve made promises with dangerous men attached to them. Not only Carlos, who would stop at nothing to find out why I turned my back on his plan to make me famous and him rich. More deadly men than him.

I’ve got to forge ahead with the plan and now make room for one more.

Seven years ago, me and Cate were like every other teenage couple. We spoke often about what would be, but our conversations were always measured in days and weeks, never months, or years, or a lifetime.

And here I am, thinking in lifetimes—how it will play out and how it will end.

Perversely, now should be the time to think about those hours and days and weeks because without that level of detail we will have no future. And no lifetime to live.

“Here.” I brandish an arm across the elevator doors to stop them closing on her while she steps into the dim, damp garage.

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