Page 123 of Coup De Grâce
“Boss,” Slider chuckled. “Really, it’s Mission Impossible. It’s all fucking impossible.”
“That doesn’t answer my question,” I snapped, feeling more agitated by the second.
Rae secured a pack to my back, grinning the whole time, which had me fucking worried. “Aren’t you coming?”
“Only one harness. We didn’t have time for more.” She clapped me on the shoulder, grinning wildly at me. “This is your win, boss.”
“You mean you think this might not work.”
Cocking her head at me, she frowned. “I don’t think I said that.”
My gaze snapped back to Slider. “What the fuck is going on? Explain!”
He walked over to me, clapping a hand on my shoulder. “Look, this building is taller. All you have to do is run that way,” he pointed in the opposite direction. “Jump off the building, let the momentum swing you in the opposite direction, then untether yourself when you fly over the building with the sniper’s nest. It’s really that simple. What could go wrong?”
My jaw clenched hard at his words. I didn’t think as I lashed out, grabbing him by the shirt and jerking him to my face. “This is the best fucking thing you came up with?”
“Boss, they did it in Mission Impossible. Now, if there was ever a movie that described us, it would be that one.”
“I would say it was RED,” Rae shrugged.
“Yeah, but they didn’t have the same cool stunts. Stepping out of a car while it’s still moving and firing your gun at a moving target is awesome for the movie, but very unhelpful in this particular situation.”
“Slider,” I ground out, snagging his attention.
“Yeah, boss?” he asked with just a tad too much enthusiasm.
“I’m going to murder you.”
He grinned, clapping me on the shoulder. “Just wait until you get the bad guy. This is gonna be good.”
I glared at him, then walked over to the edge of the building, staring down at the massive drop below. This was insanity. He actually wanted me to jump off the building and just…swing.
I couldn’t do this. I backed up a step, my hands sweating profusely as my heart hammered in my chest. I would die. Plummet to my death, and then where would we be?
I spun to face them, scowling when Slider gave me two thumbs up. Stalking back to them, I put on my game face. I could do this. I had to do this. There was no other way to stop the chaos, and if it didn’t end today, it was very unlikely we would get another opportunity to take them out before they took us out.
“What about a sniper shot?” I asked, hoping there was still another option.
“No shot,” Slider shrugged. “And we don’t have Sally 6. Or is it 7?”
“I think it’s 7,” Rae acknowledged.
“Why don’t you just name it something else so you know which it is?” IKE asked.
“Because he’s in love with Sally. It has to be her,” Slider said.
“What about…” I rubbed my fingers together as an itch formed under my skin. I was going to die. “Scottie could fly overhead and drop me. That has to be safer.”
“No fly zone, boss,” Slider grinned. “You know that.”
“A drone?—”
“Again, not gonna happen,” Rae chuckled. “It’s okay. You got this.”
She slapped my arm, making me wince. Christ, I was falling apart.”
“You checked the strength of this cord?”
