Hard Time: A thief and a con artist - who will come out on top? (Hard Series Book 2) by Chloe Fischer

Author:Chloe Fischer [Fischer, Chloe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chloe Fischer
Published: 2018-01-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

The job with Oculus had come rather unexpectedly and at a time when Danica and Twila had found themselves panhandling in Austin.

They had devised a “pregnant and homeless” scam in opposite ends of the city, a scheme which enabled them to live in a pretty house in the quaint suburb of Round Rock.

It was a game they had played for almost six months when one afternoon, a kindly older man who had given money freely to Danica several times paused to chat with her.

“When are you due?” he asked, adjusting his glasses against the bridge of his nose, leaning in on his cane to hear her answer.

“Two months,” she replied dully, shaking her head with sadness. “I worry about what life I will provide for this child.”

He made a commiserating noise.

“You are such a brave girl, Danica,” he told her and the hairs prickled on the back of her neck.

There was no reason for the man to know her real name and as she stared into his dark eyes, she realized for the first time that there was a definite lack of emotion in their depth.

It’s like he’s not human, was the thought which crossed her mind. It was terrifying but she maintained the stoic expression on her face.

“I don’t feel brave,” she muttered, no longer regarding him as a mark but as a potential threat.

“Ah but you are. Who else can pull off the same scam for months without being caught, especially in an area where you have pulled off so many other scams.”

A defensive reply sprang to her lips but died there when she abruptly realized that there was no use denying her situation.

Somehow, the man before her knew more about her than he should. A shiver worked its way through her body, her muscles tensing. Preparing for the possibility that she would be forced to run for her life. She had no idea what he wanted, but if he knew that much about her and her past, it couldn’t be good.

“I’ll be on my way,” Danica told him, reaching for her cup, but he stopped her, placing a feeble hand on her arm. His fingers were strong and she quickly understood that the man was not an older gentleman at all.

A shiver of apprehension slithered down her spine.

“No,” he said. “You’ll come with me.”

As if on cue, a black, windowless van pulled up and Danica pulled away, turning to run.

“Don’t run,” he told her. “Twila is already inside.”

Terror drained the blood from her face as she allowed herself to be led into the vehicle, her heart thudding.

“I am offering you a job,” her kidnapper explained as they stepped inside the empty van, the door closing behind her with finality. Twila was not inside and Danica was furious at herself for falling for the lie.

“I don’t need a job,” she snapped. “Let me out.”

He chuckled.

“I am offering you a great deal of money for very minimal work,” he told her as if she hadn’t already refused.

“You also

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