The Hard Truth: A gritty, fast-paced gangland thriller from Edie Baylis (Scarred Book 4) by Edie Baylis

Author:Edie Baylis [Baylis, Edie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Athame Press
Published: 2024-07-16T00:00:00+00:00

‘FINALLY!’ Slamming the door once Skye stepped through, Marco stalked back down the hallway.

Skye’s face was flushed from rushing, but now she was finally here the dread returned with a vengeance. She’d had it all planned how to explain what had happened at the bank with the cheque, but now she was actually here, coupled with Marco’s less than enthusiastic welcome, her well-rehearsed explanation had disappeared.

Instead, she found herself following Marco and hovering uncomfortably inside the open-plan lounge. What was the matter with her? Why had her trademark confidence deserted her? By God, she was acting like a timid child! She was acting like Alyson-bloody-Read!

Talking of which...

Skye scanned the room, pleased to see no trace of that pathetic little bitch remained. A wave of satisfaction overshadowed the dread. She’d worried unnecessarily over that silly cow having any clout and should have possessed more faith. It was obvious that on sobering up from whatever Alyson had been stupid enough to take, the sad little cow had realised her plans of remaining virginial were smashed to smithereens. And worse – they’d shortly be viewed by perverts too fucking ugly to get any themselves and who resorted to getting their rocks off by subscribing to Marco’s new adult channel. Again, another idea she’d come up with to help replenish the money Zane had stolen from him.

‘Well?’ Marco’s harsh voice jolted Skye from her self-indulgent praise. ‘I ain’t got all day! I’m in the middle of something.’

Skye’s face fell, noticing now she was no longer panicking, that all Marco wore was a hastily pulled on pair of lounge pants. She glanced around again. ‘Please don’t tell me that vapid hooker is still hanging around? Haven’t you tired of Callie yet?’

Going against her forte of downplaying her reactions, Skye knew she’d flinched in response to the vicious snarl appearing on Marco’s face as he stormed towards her.

‘Who I entertain is of no business of yours!’ Marco spat. And no, Callie was no longer in the picture – not that he would be explaining that to Skye. ‘Now, where’s the fucking money that you collected?’

Stepping back, Skye searched for the correct words. Her usual reaction to an attitude such as this would be to cut the perpetrator off with a perfectly delivered, doubly harsh retort. But for once, she was unsure how to handle it. Marco was so angry. Look at his face. She hadn’t even given him the bad news yet.

Her mouth opened in what she hoped would be a suitable response when she was halted by a familiar voice.

‘Skye!’

Skye turned to see Alyson descending the stairs from the galleried landing. She moved fluidly, like her limbs were made from rubber on overstretched cords. And... she was stark naked. What the...?

‘Babe!’ Alyson gushed, throwing her arms around Skye’s neck and covering her cheeks with wet kisses. ‘Why haven’t you already been to see us?’

Us? Skye extricated herself from Alyson’s claustrophobic embrace, the scent of chemicals stinging her nose.

‘You look fantastic!’ Alyson continued, oblivious. ‘Doesn’t she

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