Undercover Vows

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efore tonight, not really. There

ing records upon records and then reporting to Lorenzo. A blonde-haired,sharp-dressed accountan

with adrenaline, a gun still clenched in her shaking hands, I could see the fea

ly and I didn't fuc

t?" My voice was steady, but the weigh

numb. In a bid to recollect her words, she quickly masked whatever flicker of panic

aze with dead-on confidence."He was

pered under my bre

thing. The clean, precise way she had taken down a man, wit

her, noting the way she te

ing, I'll g

ly she could hear me. "Self-defense is one thing. Taking a k

n line, her fingers gripping the gun even t

he said, frustration apparent in her voice.

the whole truth, either. My gut told me there was more to her than the sharp, figuring

ther on the issue, the heavy doo

suit gave off an immaculate glow, in sharp contrast to the anger burn

acing their hands on the holsters

g of chaos, gunpowder

ng sharply through the tension like a blade. "Who let thes

e ans

lood pooling beneath him, hence, seeping into the fine Ita

across the room before

y, the weight of the world

The newbie.The

voice cut through th

as the singular word esca

ytail. Her emerald-green dress accentuated her curves nicely, her

ng in satisfaction. "She's been handlin

enient,"

with flashing eyes. "Okay, I th

y thing that's changed, and now the books don't add up. And ton

oom like a lit match in

tions made sense. That was the onl

r the first time since all this start

ay the ambush," she said, her voice steady but urgent. "I don't

my expressi

who did," my f

othing came out. Words failed

enough to s

led the room. Lucia's smug voice echoed in my ears, as she kept going on a

I could see it-the silent pleas in h

her. She wasn't looking at L

lp

ak under pressure, their gazes darting, th

ghtly parted as if she wanted to defend herself but knew it

ed, demanding justice.

supposed to believe and what I saw with my own

eyes portray so much innocence? And

ful silence f

s eyes were cold, his command ab

already knowing

d put a bullet strai

was sil

eyes widening in fear, rea

en given. The de

I had t

or disobey

wasn't sure whi