FILTHY LITTLE ASSISTANT

eel just reminded me how messed up everything was.The driver hadn't said

ng. Going back to

door ope

nto the sea

jumped.

the driver. The c

from him as I could.

ck in the seat, looking complete

e already said

's mouth curved

me to leave. He said I w

ned to face me. "Tell me, Jolene. W

it matter?

wer the q

was awful. He made

d that make

oice cracked. "Like an id

u didn'

ha

shit, you didn't walk out. You stayed. You begg

I need

it ag

is job," I

ude

ke. "I have nothing else. Nowhe

hin, turning my face toward him. "That desperat

l away but his

you talk

an across my bottom lip. "All of it. You walked into my room, the in

stopped

ting

un when things got hard. If you'd fight for what you wanted." H

i wh

ot the

t make sense. I

re ly

der that he could. "Marco wants someone who won't quit. Someone who needs this badly enoug

ed me. Made me beg. Made me cry. Watc

asshole," I

d. "There she is. I was wonde

them. "You think this is funny? Playing with people

ghtly on my throat. Not hurting, but warn

be I don't want to work for people

t my ear. "Then tell me to stop the car. Tell t

mouth. Nothi

neck to my chest. "You're angry. Good. Use that. B

how righ

," he d

ed th

for

burned

e for this job. Conv

sted bitter. "Please

Like you

"I need this. I'll do what

te touching, but close enough to make my breath catch. "So here's how this work

odd

y i

derst

eter. "What are you going t

ry. "I..I don't

mach. "You think Marco makes decisions alone? You

s clicked

f this. Part o

when I tell you to do something, you'll do it. Just like you will for Mar

eyes. He was

ou?" he

es

, wh

ou tell me." The wor

his hand away and leaned back. "D

turned

y body still wanted him

ne." Enzo looked out the window

anything. Wha

ence for a minute. T

e more

ked a

e test you need

h dropped

" His smile was dangerous. "Le

st looked out the window like h

uitcase. My hear

more

hell did