Page 146 of Tell Me All Your Lies

“How did you find me?”

“Brad. It’s a long story. Cordelia is the Marlin.”

“I know. She did this to me.”

“She knows we’re undercover. Brad told me to get to the second floor while you flag down his contact on the roof.”

“I’m not separating.”

“We have to,” I plead.

“I almost lost you once. I’m not doing it again.”

I break out of his hold.

“Grant. I’m Cara Collins. I do this for a living. I will not let someone who goes bythe Marlinbe my downfall. I’ve got this. Nowgo.”

Grant hesitates before nodding. We both take off through the room and find a stairwell. The warehouse has four floors.

“I’ll see you at the top,” I say.

“Wait.”

Grant pulls at my arm and swings me into his side. He plants a powerful, all-consuming kiss on my lips. As he breaks away, I can’t help but smile.

“Do not die on me tonight,” he says.

“I promise. I won’t.”

I open the door to the second floor and start to run. Looking in room after room, there’s no one to be found or any sign of life. Hopefully, Brad isn’t steering us in the wrong direction as a distraction. As much of a criminal as he is, I don’t think he would do this to us.

I open the second-to-last door to find a briefcase sitting on a table. It’s black leather and looks like it’s been used for several deals, with how weathered it appears.

Opening it, I find the proof we need. A single file with Cordelia’s information and a USB that has a sticky note on it.

Take down the Marlin.

– Brad

I collectthe whole briefcase as evidence, then close and lock it shut before running out of the room and down the hall.

Sprinting up the stairs, I finally reach the roof. After searching everywhere, I finally spot Grant.

I let out a loud shriek at who he’s with—Dodger.

“When did you get here?” I ask.

TWENTY-ONE

Grant

I’m trying notto make any sudden moves, but I can’t wait to shoot Dodger. As soon as I got to the roof, I saw a pool of blood and a man face down on the ground. Dodger stepped around an air conditioning unit with the gun held high and pointed right at me.

Fucking bastard.

“Dodger. What are you doing here?” Cara asks again.

I see hesitation flicker on her face as she looks at me and back to him.

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