Total pages in book: 57
Estimated words: 52887 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 264(@200wpm)___ 212(@250wpm)___ 176(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 52887 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 264(@200wpm)___ 212(@250wpm)___ 176(@300wpm)
"You think there are good things about Killian?" Tristan scoffs like she’s lost her mind. "The man who is paid to kill people?"
"You know what? I'm way richer than you, buddy, so maybe I'll hire him to kill you."
"It appears you already have hired him. You're just not paying with cash." My vision momentarily goes red. I'll kill him. I have to take a few deep breaths to pull my rage back.
"Don't get all judgy about our situation," Teddy fires back. "Glass houses over there and all. Just so you know, I’ve got lots of rocks, and I don't mean diamonds, but I'll use them too if need be." I could see her throwing diamonds. Probably got a stash in her safe back home.
They continue to bicker, and I don't cut in, being quiet as I make my way back into Tristan’s condo through the service entry.
I follow the sound of them fighting. When I come around the corner from the kitchen, I spot them both in the living room area through a giant mirror on the wall. I raise my gun and point it right at Tristan as I come fully around the wall, catching him off guard.
"Don't move, and maybe you'll live." Tristan ignores me but doesn't move, his eyes moving past me to Lily.
"It worked. I was keeping him distracted!" Teddy pops up from the couch.
"Lily, come here," Tristan orders her.
"No. I'm an adult, and I'm leaving." The two of them start to go at it. I watch Tristan lose his shit, which is a fucking first. I’m surprised that he’s even engaging in these arguments.
Teddy looks at me in question. Then she runs her finger across her neck in one long slashing movement. She's going to let me kill him. That thought is quickly snuffed out when she follows it up with a no and narrowed eyes. Fine, I won't kill him today.
We need to get the hell out of here. Tristan might have called for backup. I’m not sure. He tried to keep shit about Lily close to his chest. It’s why he’d hired me. That didn’t go as planned.
“Are you two done?” I interrupt their bickering. It’s rather annoying. Teddy and I don’t fight, but I’m not sure I’d hate it. I enjoy when she rambles on about things. It’s soothing.
"Killian, you can't take her." He tries to reason with me. "You know I'll track all of you down."
"It's no secret where we'll be," I tell him. We're not jetting off around the world. My Teddy Bear wants to go home.
"No." He takes a step toward me.
"You need to be real careful. The only person keeping you alive right now is Teddy," I let him know so we're real clear. "I planned to kill you after you insulted her."
"You insulted Teddy?" Lily tries to wiggle her ass back into this fight.
"I didn't mean that she's a prostitute." Tristan runs a hand through his hair, frustrated.
"Sex worker," both Lily and Teddy say at the same time.
"And that shit is work. Even when I'm on the bottom, I get worn out," Teddy adds.
“Zolotse." I don't want her speaking of sex. Then they might try to visualize it.
"What?" Teddy shrugs. "I might be one of those pillow princesses." Lily snorts a laugh. I don't know what a pillow princess is, but she is a princess, crown and all. She needs a scepter to go with it.
"Killian—" Tristan starts again, but I'm out of time.
"Fix it and don't make it worse," I tell him before I pull the trigger. Both girls scream as he drops to his knees. Lily rushes forward so that he doesn't fall on his face. He blinks a few times, and I see his mouth move, but I cannot hear what he is saying before his eyes close.
Lily makes us move him to the couch before she steals his phone. Normally I'd shut it down, but he knows where we're going. I only want to be in the air before he wakes up.
"Come," I order them, heading back down. No one speaks until we hit the highway.
"Oh my God! I forgot my taser." Teddy groans. "Turn around; we have to go back."
"I'll buy you another one." Need one with better safety features, but I don't think that will help. This defect is a user issue.
"Yeah, I probably need a new one. It didn't work on you, but it made Tristan grab the elevator railing and go mute for a minute. I was trying to take him all the way down." She holds up her hand like she's got it in her hold. "Zap, zap." Teddy makes her evil face expression and then giggles.
My girl and I might be more alike than I ever knew. I'll get her a scepter for a wedding gift and then have Tristan tied to a chair for our honeymoon. Then she can zap away. I'll even let her do me once.