Find Me by Cassie Miles
Author:Cassie Miles
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2021-09-23T02:58:14+00:00
Chapter Eleven
There was movement from the front of the shop and the sound of someone kicking through the broken glass from the window. A voice called out, âHold your fire. Itâs me, Julian Parisi. Are you all right?â
The Baker aimed his weapon at the open doorway. âAre these bastards with you?â
âYou know they arenât.â His voice was angry. âI overheard you yelling at each other. You knew that Damien worked for Zapata. Iâve been chasing all over the damn place, looking for him. All the while, you knew I was wasting my time. You knew who he was.â
âMaybe youâre not so smart, Professor.â
This was only the second time sheâd heard anyone use Julianâs nickname, and she didnât miss the sneer in Valentinoâs tone. In spite of Julianâs intelligence, he didnât have much in the way of street smarts.
âHereâs my question,â the Baker said. âIf you werenât working with Damien, how did you end up here in the middle of the night?â
âI saw him at Nickâs, picked him up with facial recognition on the surveillance cameras. Instead of grabbing him, I followed him when he left the casino and got in his car. I didnât know he was coming here, didnât know he was gunning for you.â
The Baker heaved a heavy sigh. âYou got anybody else with you?â
âRudy and two other guys,â Julian said. âAre we done talking? I need to get in there and clean up your mess before the cops arrive.â
âYeah, you can come in.â
He stepped through the door with his hands raised over his head, which was smart because Valentino was still armed and ready to shoot anybody who irritated him. When Julian looked in her direction, she could tell he was surprised to see her and angry, very angry. âGood evening, Angie.â
The sound of his voice comforted and disturbed her at the same time. Even though heâd given an explanation for why he was here, the timing of his arrival felt strangely coincidental. Not that she thought he was working with the cartel like Zapata, but she knew that Julian was an important cog in Lorenzoâs machine.
She looked from the dead men on the floor to Julian. Both sides of this battle were criminals. There was nobody to root for. She tried to force a smile but failed. âGlad to see you.â
He turned his back on her and asked the Baker, âWhatâs she doing here?â
âBuying a cake.â
âAt midnight on a Sunday?â He shook his head in disgust and disbelief. âThatâs what I call a half-baked story.â
Valentino chuckled. âGood one.â
Julian leaned over Damienâs body, felt for a pulse and shot her a glance. âDid you kill him, Angie?â
âShe tried.â The Baker illustrated by making his thumb and forefinger into a gun. âBlondie has a little pop gun in her purse.â
How could he make jokes? She stared into the lifeless eyes of the man who had fallen only a few feet away from her. Blood stained his pale yellow shirt, his face and his hands. In death, his fingers still clutched his weapon.
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