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Death follows men like me. We do the dirty work, the hunting, the torturing, the killing, while the reaper just claims the soul.
I’m an assassin by trade. It’s what the Koslov’s do best – kill.
His eyes lock on my face, and it’s freaking intense as if he’s trying to figure out what my darkest secrets are. I don’t have any, so it doesn’t bother me but instead makes me feel super aware of him as a man. Wait, that’s a lie. I did deflate Tommy’s tires our senior year because he slapped my butt.
I love being single and for a guy to catch my attention is rare. Like super rare.
Honestly, the longest relationship I’ve had was with Dean Winchester from Supernatural.
Act normal. Hailey’s just a woman. …Who gave me flowers.
Never in my life would I have thought I’d have a crush on a hermit.
My thoughts drift from the contract to Hailey, and I wonder where she went today. I need to get a tracking device on her so I can check where she is.
“What are you doing here?” I ask. “I’m touring the rest of Switzerland on my off weekends. And you?” I’m here to kill a drug dealer.
You can’t do that again. Even as I chastise myself, I know I’m not going to listen. There’s no harm in watching her.
“Na zdoróvʹje,” we toast, and after Alexei’s taken a sip, he asks, “Who’s the girl?” Fuck.
Slowly Alexei nods, and then he takes his phone out of his pocket, and a moment later, my own beeps. I pull the device out and open the message from him. Fuck. It’s photos of Hailey and me in Zürich, outside her house, and in Bern. “Lie to me again, and I’m going to beat you up,” Alexei threatens.
Such a brother thing to say
“She makes me feel alive. I’ve never experienced anything like the emotions I have when I’m around her.”
Alexei gestures at Demitri, then he asks me, “Are you willing to tell her you kill for a living?” Not at the moment.
Hailey’s mine, and she doesn’t have a choice in the matter.
When I save it under MM, Carson asks, “What does that stand for? “My man,” I grin at him, and then he stuns the living hell out of me as an actual full-blown smile forms on his face.
“My woman.” Dean Winchester, who?
Instead of me getting to cross public sex off my bucket list, Carson takes my hand again, and we continue walking.
“Go back down,” I hear Demitri say, and it makes me pull back from Hailey. She quickly slides off the island and begins to straighten her hair and shirt while trying to catch her breath. I let out a chuckle then call to Alexei and Demitri. “It’s safe to come up.”
😭😭😭😭 go back down is hilarious
The eight-pointed stars mean I’m a high-ranking criminal. There’s a tear on my right arm for every kill, and the double-headed eagle represents power and justice. “I just liked them,” I lie.
“I love you.”
Due what the hell. It’s been like 3 minutes
“Because I’m not normal.” Oh, my introvert.
If only it was that easy
She sits down on the road and then lies back, her arms splayed at her sides. “God, I’ve never run that fast before. I need a minute to recover.”
Me after running for 10 seconds
“I have zero energy to walk up the mountain after the impromptu exercise.”
I’ll tell her tomorrow.
Yeah how many days until it’s tomorrow?
“Everything has a purpose.” Carson lifts his eyes to mine. “What’s the purpose of a cockroach?”
I can’t just hit the brakes on loving Carson.” “Just don’t lose your individuality, okay?”
It will kill me. I can’t live without Hailey. I can’t go back to the absolute darkness. I need whatever light she has left.
Should have thought about that babes
Contractor equals killer. How the hell was I supposed to guess that?
“I’m in a criminal nest?”
“The code is easy to remember. Nine for I. Twelve for L. Eight for H, and twenty-three for W. I love Hailey Welsh.”
Huh?
Part of me is happy she’s practically moving in with me, even if it’s against her will.
“So Alexei and Carson are more like paid vigilantes?” MJ pulls a horrified face. “God, no. They’re high-level assassins.”
I think I made a horrible mistake. In my defense, I was traumatized,
MJ steps partially in front of me. “She said no.” The guy narrows his eyes at her. “I wasn’t talking to you.” “You are now,” she says, her features tightening with warning.
“You didn’t have to punch him,” I say, taking a moment to rest before climbing the stairs to our floor. “That will teach him to not grab hold of women,”
“Let’s sit. I just got a lot of exercise in with all the pacing,”
For a girl who doesn’t have a fucking car she sure gets winded a lot
“Just so you’re aware, I’m never letting you go,” I say. She glances at me with a teasing smile. “You’ve made that abundantly clear.”
“But I’m not helping you pack your guns. I’m not touching those things.” She shudders. “I have a gun phobia.”
My eyes go wide on MJ. “Two million? I freaking feed you.”
I throw my arms up in the air, then scowl at MJ. “You’re paying for dinner.”
I pin her with another scowl as she engages the lock on the door. “And here I’ve been the one paying for our dinners?” She gives me a cute apologetic look. “You were always so happy feeding me.”
The main guy groans as he begins to climb to his feet. Letting out a squeal as if I’m about to step on a bug, I dart forward and kick him in the crotch. “Please stay down, you idiot.” When I look up, Carson’s looking at me with an incredulous expression on his face, then he says, “That was fucking cute.”
“That’s my queue to make myself scarce. I’ll check if there’s enough food in the cupboards. Maybe go for a walk,” MJ says as she zips past us. “A super long one.”
“This is my girlfriend, Hailey.”
You been with her this long and haven’t married her?! You over here talking about I can’t leave her yet won’t marry her!?
