The Accidental Assassin by Nichole Chase

Author:Nichole Chase [Chase, Nichole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Accidental Assassin
ISBN: 9781505275261
Google: r4rQrQEACAAJ
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2014-11-27T16:00:00+00:00

BEING SHOT WAS never fun. I’d been shot once before, in the leg. That hadn’t been fun either. The weird part was that it had happened before my current occupation. There was a reason becoming an assassin had seemed like a logical job choice. My childhood hadn’t been a picnic.

However, having Ava look at me with those big eyes while her tiny hands pressed against me almost made it worthwhile. Almost. Bruises were already developing along her cheekbone and above her left eye. They hurt me more than the damn gun shot.

“Marcus said a woman is in charged. Her name is Maria.” I frowned as I went over the details of my meeting with her. “She’s the one that hired me to kill Song.”

“Why did you take his case?” Mavis asked. She knew I was picky when it came to hits.

“He was a sex slave trader.”

She didn’t respond and I knew from the way her shoulders stiffened she was thinking about her friend.

“It looks like she’s into a lot of different things.”

“Then we need to find this Maria and get her to tell us where Laura is and why she is trying to kill Tessa. And me.” Ava’s voice was firm.

Mavis hit another pothole and Ava’s tiny little hands felt more like hot irons as they pushed against me.

“Oy, pay attention, woman!” I growled.

“Sorry,” Ava winced.

“I didn’t mean you.” I looked at her and tried to smile. It probably wasn’t as comforting as I had intended because her face blanched.

“It’s not my damn fault there are potholes on this road.” Mavis growled from the front seat. “Take it up with Parliament.”

“I’ll send a letter with my taxes.” I closed my eyes and breathed deep through my nose.

Mavis barked a loud laugh. “Right.”

“We should take you to a hospital.” Ava pressed her hand against my shoulder. “You’re losing a lot of blood.”

“No hospitals.” I opened my eyes and looked at Ava. “Besides, it’s not that bad. Mavis can fix me up.”

“Aren’t you lucky?” Mavis asked.

“But you need medicine, and to be checked out.” Ava shook her head.

“I’m fine.” I touched her cheek. I couldn’t remember the last time someone had been worried about me. It was…nice and a bit frustrating, but in a good way. “This is an easy fix.”

She narrowed her eyes and sucked her bottom lip into her mouth. I hated seeing her so upset, but I’d known this was a possible outcome going in there. It could have gone much worse, to be honest. However, we weren’t going to get any answers without some risks. And I wasn’t willing to let Ava pay the dues.

“No one has followed us. I’m taking us to a house.” Mavis turned down a small road. “Can you walk?”

I curled my lip. “I was shot in the shoulder, not my foot. Of course I can walk.”

“Good, because you’re too big to carry.” Mavis slammed the car into park in a tiny spot behind a building. The other buildings were so close I wondered how I was going to open the door wide enough to get out.

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