Page 55 of Dark Endures

Havoc nods. “You think he’s going to make it?”

I hope so. “Yeah.”

“We’ll take care of Crawley. He’s the first name we’ve gotten out of anyone.”

Am I surprised they were listening? “Fine. Just let me know when he’s dead.”

Havoc grins. “Will do.”

“If you need help—”

“That kid gave us all the information we need.”

I wouldn’t want to be Crawley when they find him.

Quitting

Mindy

“Cow, no matter how much I love working with you, I have to quit.” Yeah, right. You’ve said that every night for weeks.

My bank account is the largest it’s ever been, sitting at fifteen thousand dollars. The greedy part of me wants to develop a nice nest egg. Maybe do one of those wild things Maddox suggested like save up for a place of my own.

What would it be like to have a home? A place that’s all mine? Not a dorm room, an apartment, or a room in Mom’s current flame’s house, but a home of my own.

Don’t dream about impossible things.

I don’t think I’ll quit this week.

“That’s an awfully serious face for someone playing with Cow.”

Canyon doesn’t even make me jump with his random visits anymore. “Cow and I were having a private conversation.”

He walks over. “I prefer to have those conversations with Petunia. She understands the world.”

I laugh at his silliness.

“How are you liking the job?”

“It’s good.” If I wasn’t working odd hours all the time, it would be even better. “How is it being the security around here?”

“Boring. Deathly boring ninety-nine percent of the time.”

“And the other one percent?”

“Fun.” His grin is positively wicked.

That wouldn’t be how I described fighting bad guys, but each to his own. “You haven’t practiced any lines lately.”

“Yeah, I know.”

That sounded more like I won’t ever again. “Bored?”

“Nah. I don’t flirt with another guy’s woman.”

Huh? “You’re nutty.”

“Sure. You should sleep more and eat something.” Canyon walks away.

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