Page 120 of Keeping Kasey
We both ignore him.
“Please,” I whisper.
With a slow step forward, Logan lifts his hand and cups my cheek for the second time.
I hate the part of me thatdoesn’thate his touch. I should be filled with disgust, not memories of the hundreds of times he’s touched me just like this.
“Get your hand off—”
Logan silences Mark by lifting his gun in warning, but his eyes don’t leave mine.
“You won’t fight me?” he asks, brow lifted in disbelief.
I swallow my pride and nod once. “I won’t fight you.”
His smile grows, taking on a sardonic edge as he motions to Mark. “He’sworth that?”
“He’sinnocent,” I say.
Logan leans in, not stopping until his lips are barely brushing mine.
“No one is innocent,” he whispers, then pulls the trigger.
It happens so fast.
Logan leans in, swallowing my scream with his lips.
I shove him back, and he lets me go with an easy smile. I turn just in time to watch Mark go down, reaching for his thigh.
The tears I’ve held back pour down my cheeks as I rush to his side. When I get to him, I’m thrown back to the day it was Ford lying on the floor, blood gushing from his wound.
Unlike that day, the man responsible isn’t lying dead behind me.
He looms like the monster that he is.
Any hope of one of our neighbors calling the police is fleeting. I’d chosen the .22 caliber for its compact size, knowing I could easily conceal it, but its shot could be mistaken for a champagne cork popping.
No one is coming to help us.
I put pressure on Mark’s thigh, and he cries out.
“I’m so sorry,” I mutter. “I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry.”
I say the words over and over as he writhes in pain.
I can’t stop.
I take off my jacket and tie it around his leg. It helps, but it won’t be enough.
When I turn to Logan—tears running down my face and blood soaking my hands as I tremble on my knees—his smugness is gone. He glares at me with a haughty edge, like I’m worth less than the dirt beneath his feet.
Like he hates me.
Well, I hate him more.
But my hate isn’t going to save Mark’s life.
“Save him,” I beg. “I told you I’d go with you, but only if you save him, Logan.”
