Hitman Next Door by Sam Crescent

Author:Sam Crescent [Crescent, Sam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 2021-12-01T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

It had taken a day to make Lemon’s house spotless by changing the furniture and the carpet. They had to be careful to make the changes when she wasn’t home, or her neighbors.

Nate supervised everything, and as he sat opposite her father in the very same café where they’d been not too long ago, all he wanted to do was be with Lemon.

“I’ve arranged a meeting with the O’Leaves. There will be an agreement worked out. That will happen this evening.”

“Why are you telling me this, sir?” he asked.

“Simple. It is time for you to move on.” Rocco pulled out an address. “I’ve got another job for you.”

Nate didn’t pick up the card. He wasn’t interested in any other job. “I decline.”

“I have Lemon’s care handled.”

“The O’Leaves are not the only ones after her, sir. With all due respect, I have killed some contract killers in the last few months. All of them with a vendetta against you. She is your weakness, and getting rid of me will only put her life at risk.”

Rocco snapped his fingers. “Leave us.”

One by one, the guards left, as did the workers. The café was owned by Rocco.

Nate tensed up as he reached into his jacket. He didn’t calm down even as a file was on the table.

“I gave you permission to take care of my daughter, Evans. I did not give you permission to use her.” Rocco opened the file, and Nate didn’t need to glance down to see the pictures. “You’re not going to look?”

“I don’t need to look when I’m the one who sent them to you,” Nate said.

He wasn’t going to keep looking over his shoulder. Rocco was a powerful man. He put his fingers together and leaned forward, resting his hands on the table. “I know who you are, Rocco, and what you’re capable of. I know you care very deeply about your daughter, and I admire you for it, but I also know that you cannot take care of her.” He held his hands up. “I mean no disrespect. I’m stating a fact and the truth. You and I both know it.”

“You know nothing.”

“I know Lemon wants nothing to do with you. She never speaks of you. She talks about her mother all the time. You, not a mention. You have a real family. A wife and kids, and Lemon is never going to fit into that world. We both know this. It’s why you fell for her mother. She was never touched by darkness, and neither is Lemon.”

“Let’s cut the crap. What is it you want?”

“Lemon. She’s mine. I sent you those pictures to give you a chance to calm down. So we can talk like gentlemen.”

Rocco brandished a gun, aiming it at him. “And you think I negotiate with men like you?”

“I’m the best man there is. The threat to Lemon’s life will never go away. Do you think she will ever forgive you if you draw her into your life? She cannot stand you. That’s not going to change overnight, if at all.

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