Russian Enforcers Box Set 2 (Books 4-6) by Nic Saint

Author:Nic Saint [Saint, Nic]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Puss in Print Publications
Published: 2015-07-01T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 8

“Look, this guy was bad news. About as bad as they come,” Erik explained patiently.

“I know,” she said with an eyeroll. “I’ve seen Dexter. You only kill bad people, right? And you really think that’s an excuse for murder?” She flapped her arms about a bit. “Nothing is an excuse for murder!”

“He was going to kill you,” Erik snapped. “You and Susan.”

Slowly, she lifted her eyes to meet his, and when she spoke next, there was an odd tremor in her voice that she didn’t seem to be able to shake. “What?”

He nodded solemnly. “I didn’t lie to you when I said that we provide security solutions for the resorts. Though perhaps I should have mentioned that we both work for the family owning these resorts. Does the name Gornakov ring a bell?”

She shook her head, still numb from the revelations he’d dumped on her in the past five minutes.

“The Gornakov family runs resorts and hotels like these in every major city. I’m part of a task force hired to make sure nothing happens to the guests of these hotels.” He gave her a pointed look. “Guests like you and Susan, Jackie.”

She gestured feebly to the tarp at her feet. “And this guy…was coming after us? But why?”

“No reason. He was just a predator targeting tourists.” He put his hand on hers, and this time she refrained from biting him, or even jerking herself loose. The warmth of his touch did much to dispel the fear that had crept into her heart.

“But why us? Why me?” Her voice trailed off. Could she really believe Erik? What proof did she have this man had actually been after them? Only his word.

“Just ask your friend,” he interjected, as if he’d read her mind. “Just ask Susan.”

She frowned, pushing her hair from her face. “What do you mean? What does Susan have to do with…” Her voice trailed off. She simply couldn’t bring herself to utter the words.

Erik’s face hardened. “Just ask her. She’ll tell you what happened.”

“If this is true, and this man really was targeting us, why didn’t you simply call the cops? Why did you have to…kill him?”

Bruno, who’d been hovering at the edge of their conversation, stuck his head back in. “Because he was police, honey. And they would never go after one of their own.”

Her eyes went wide again, and her hand ineffectually flew to her brow. “You—you killed a policeman?”

Erik, directing a look at his friend that could kill, grumbled, “I guess we did.”

Bruno threw him an apologetic glance, then disappeared again.

“Now the best thing for you to do is return to your room,” suggested Erik, “and remain there until we give you the all-clear.”

She whipped her head around so fast she thought it would come loose. “You really expect me to nicely go back to my room after this? You just killed a man! You have to go to the police!”

He gritted his teeth. “I just told you he was police, Jackie.”

“But you have to

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