He looked down the barrel of her Glock and lifted an eyebrow, more surprised than scared.
“Tell me why you’re working for Delilah.”
“‘Working’ is a strong word. ‘Indentured’ is more accurate.”
“Why?”
Sten sighed, and for half a second his laidback-asshole demeanor betrayed a hint of sadness. “Because I owe a debt I can never pay back.”
Val gritted her teeth. “What does that mean?” She grabbed the lapel of his cheap suit coat and yelled into his face, “What the fuck does that mean? Why does everyone have to talk in goddamn riddles?”
“That’s the condensed version,” he said, “The full story would take all day, maybe all week…” Sten trailed off as his eyes drifted down to her wet cleavage, bulging out the top of her sports bra.
Of course he’d be thinking about sex as she assaulted him. Or maybe he just pretended. He’d throw up any distraction to avoid telling her the truth about whatever game he and his coconspirators played. She could play games, too.
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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Welcome
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-one
Chapter Twenty-two
Chapter Twenty-three
Chapter Twenty-four
Chapter Twenty-five
Chapter Twenty-six
Chapter Twenty-seven
Chapter Twenty-eight
Chapter Twenty-nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-one
Chapter Thirty-two
Chapter Thirty-three
Chapter Thirty-four
Chapter Thirty-five
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
About the Author
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