Page 141 of Tell Me All Your Lies

He chuckles, and I can hear his fiancée, Harper, entering the room.

“Tell Harper I said hi. Can’t wait for the wedding!”

“You better be here for it.”

“It’s a hop, skip, and a jump away from Charlotte. I’ll be there.”

“Charlotte?” I hear Harper ask.

“Oh, that’s right. Hey, Cara, Liam’s temporarily working out of a hospital in Charlotte or something. He’s been really vague about it.”

“Why isn’t he practicing in Boston?”

“Looking to make some changes. I’m not sure where he’s going to end up.”

“Tell Harper her brother better answer my calls so I can get to the bottom of it for us all.”

“I promise!” she shouts so I can hear her.

“Alright, I better get going,” I say.

“See you soon.”

Grayson’s right. My life is mine alone, and I can do as I damn well please. I’m not set in California for life. Why can’t I keep my business running and finally move to be near friends who feel like family and make my husband happy? He would do anything for me, like not moving.

It’sa little after seven at night. Grant and I drove to the warehouses early, trying to set up any escape plans that we would need should the meeting go poorly. We scoped it out and found no one else’s security or teams were here early.

The mafia must do these types of meetups differently than some of the other criminal organizations that Grant and I are used to dealing with out in the field.

As we wait in the car, I see apprehension in Grant’s expression.

“We’ve got this,” I say to be reassuring.

“I know we do,” he answers.

Grant grips the steering wheel and taps a few fingers on it.

“I love you,” I say.

It gets his attention as he looks over at me.

“And I love you. Always.”

He starts to scan the outside of the warehouses again.

“Do you think something’s wrong?”

I look around the darkness to see only empty parking lots and warehouses.

“No, I don’t think so?”

He hums in consideration.

“Is Dodger here?”

“On the way,” I answer.

We keep our eyes out for anyone to arrive. Minutes fly by, and it’s almost eight p.m., the time the meetup is scheduled.

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