Rexes & Robbers by Kendra Moreno

Author:Kendra Moreno [Moreno, Kendra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781687240439
Published: 2019-08-26T22:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

SEVEN YEARS AGO

Ro never quite knew what Les was thinking, since he always had that silly smirk on his face. He was an asshole, for sure, and a handsome one at that, but he was also a mystery. He was brutal to his men, but he’d yet to act the same way with Ro. He always spoke softly, teasing, never raising his voice in anger, even when she messed up something he’d shown her a million times.

True to his words, he’d started teaching her the dos and don’ts of being an outlaw. He gave her rules to follow, and while she didn’t agree with all of them, she saw their merit. If she wanted to be an outlaw, The Croc was the best person to take advice from. She could admit that.

“What are the rules?” Les asked for the millionth time.

Ro rolled her eyes, but she answered because she didn’t want to see Les take out his anger with her on one of the other crew members. Not that they would appreciate her sacrifice. The other men of the Band of Misfits thought she was useless for anything other than food—far too many scalies in the crew were eyeing her like a wild rabbit. Les kept them at bay. Many weren’t as terrifying as a Spinosaurus.

“Don’t go in without a plan.”

“Next.”

“Don’t bite off more than you can chew.”

“Good. Next one.”

“Don’t leave any witnesses.” Ro pursed her lips on that one and knew she’d never follow it. Bank robbery didn’t have to transform into murder. She had no desire to shoot everyone she came into contact with, but The Croc was notorious for leaving massacres in his wake. Ro had a hard time assimilating the bloodthirsty Croc with the always smirking Les, even though they were one and the same.

“You always say that one with a little hesitation,” Les commented. “Do you not agree?”

Ro didn’t answer. She refused. Last time she’d told him he was wrong, he’d beat one of his crew members within an inch of his life. Apparently, that had been enough, because the man had died later that same day from his wounds. Les had an anger problem. Ro just hoped she was long gone before he directed it toward her.

“Boss, we got a tip that there’s an airship loaded down with coin.” Les’ second-in-command, Charles, interrupted. “It should be passing nearby in a few hours.”

Les grinned. “They’re getting smarter. Rich fuckers think that putting the gold in the sky will keep it safe.”

Charles shook his head. “It was a mistake. The airship is moving too slow. I bet they loaded it too heavy for its size. It’s just a small traveling airship, not a great beast like the ones I saw before.”

“That’s perfect.” Les turned toward Ro and she tensed. “Looks like you get to go on your first hit, Rowena.”

Until that moment, Les had made her stay at the camp with old man Jiminy and a few others. Poor Jiminy was forced to cook for the entire camp, his body not quite as fast as it used to be.

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