High Flying by Kaylin McFarren

Author:Kaylin McFarren [McFarren, Kaylin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781091374799
Publisher: Creative Edge Publishing LLC
Published: 2019-05-17T22:00:00+00:00

11

Pandemonium

“First impressions are the last impressions.”

— ANONYMOUS

After receiving Skylar’s call, Dylan arrived in a taxi in record time with a clenched jaw and murderous look in his eyes. Thanks to Ethan’s help, Volkov’s body was loaded in the trunk of his car. Then Dylan drove without saying a word, while Skylar kept her eyes fixed on the road ahead of them. Ethan slumped silently in the back seat, staring through the passenger window. No one had spoken since Dylan had arrived and surveyed the scene. Gangster car. Dead gangster. Confiscated gun. Woodworking bum in the desert.

After gifting Volkov’s car to the demented man and assuring him that it could carry a ton of wood, they watched him disappear from view in his remarkable “blessing from heaven.” Shortly after, Skylar and Ethan began an onslaught of explanations and excuses, walking in circles and pointing. But none of it was making their situation with Dylan any better.

Having reached the end of his rope, he put both of his hands up and yelled, “Stop it! I am in no mood to hear anything from either of you. Let’s take care of this mess you made and be done with it.”

The desert seemed to go on forever, especially in silence. But apparently, they weren’t far enough away from civilization to complete their task. The sun was going down and city lights were flickering in the distance, and yet they continued to drive in what appeared to be circles.

“This looks like a good place,” Skylar said, taking a chance. Dylan’s knuckles turned white on the steering wheel, causing her to question how much pressure it would take to break it.

Hmm…guess they weren’t ready to talk yet.

She continued to stare out the window and could hear Ethan messing with a seat belt in the back seat. Dylan just drove, staring straight ahead. When she was sure he would never speak to her again, he cleared his throat and announced, “If that bum hadn’t come along when he did, you would have had a second car to dispose of. Do you realize that?”

Skylar tested a smile. “I know. He said he God sent an angel when Ethan handed him the keys.” She glanced into the backseat. Her co-conspirator was trying to smile too.

“There’s a diner half a mile up,” Dylan said. “I’ll stop there…before taking care of this matter.”

For a second, she thought he was bailing and expecting her to dispose of the corpse.

But then she realized he was getting rid of it himself. She opened her mouth to argue, only to have him add snidely, “Don’t worry. I won’t get myself killed.”

Skylar eased back in her seat, glad for the distance between them. He pressed harder on the gas pedal and kept his eyes peeled for cops and any cars that might be witnesses. She knew he was mad at her for killing one of Alvarez’s men, in spite of being pulled into a situation she hadn’t asked to be part of.

He would’ve done the same thing, she told herself, although his attitude and demeanor indicated otherwise.

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