Blind Fate by Olivia Gaines

Author:Olivia Gaines [Gaines, Olivia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Davonshire House Publishing
Published: 2020-04-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine – Haywire

The house buzzed with early morning activity as a non-compliant two-year-old refused to get dressed to go out the door. Tempest drank coffee from an uneven cup, no doubt made at the hands of Mrs. Neary, and listened to the morning fracas, unmoved by it all. The glitter in her hair was no more, but neither was the straight bob she was trademarked for wearing. On her head sat two frizzy ponytails poorly braided which is more than likely, the same reason the child was causing such an uproar.

“Hey, you almost ready?” Zeke Neary asked Tempest.

“As ready as I can be. Have you received a call or an address yet?”

“No, but I expect it pretty soon. I gassed up last night just in case it’s longer than an 8-hour drive. Do you have any idea where we might be going?”

Tempest lifted the cup to her mouth, sipping slowly while staring into darkness over the ridge of the uneven rim. “Honestly, I don’t know. I have worked this state, and live in it as well, so it could be anywhere. Mr. Neary, I’m kind of scared,” she said, almost shocked at her own words.

“I think that’s the most honest thing you’ve said since we met,” Zeke told her. “You have every right to be afraid. You work for some really messed up people. The job you do is also kind of...well, messed up too. I’m worried myself.”

“This does not make me feel good,” Tempest replied as tiny bare feet ran past her. She stuck out a hand, stopping the child as she ran past the second time, holding her in place until Tameka caught up and lifted Michelle into her arms. “The worst case scenario is that Beauty will terminate my employment. The best-case scenario, I won’t see the firing coming.”

“Is that an allegory or irony?”

“His name is Mr. Exit,” she said under her breath. “He’s not like Mr. Mann. This guy is harder than any man I’ve ever met in my life. Mr. Exit is like a date with vengeance. His targets are very personal. He’s not; just cold. Scary. Dead eyes and a heartbeat so slow, you can barely hear it if he were chest naked and your ear was laying over his heart. If the Grim Reaper and Ursula from Under the Sea had a baby, it would be Mr. Exit.”

“Well damn.”

“You can say that twice,” she said softly. “Most people don’t see him coming. If you do, it’s only because he wants you to die knowing your employer found out what you did in this world and a soul has suffered by your hand, and it’s time to pay the piper.”

“Dr. Fateman, has anyone suffered by your hand?”

“Unfortunately, yes. Some because I wanted the bastards to suffer, others because our time together had come to an end. I think the worst thing two people can do to each other is try to stick it out for the sake of the children or out of fear,” she told him.

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