Page 75 of Till The Sun Dies (Checkmate 2)

I look up and glare. It’s pathetic. We’ve already established I’m a pussy that can’t get mad at her. “I’ll take you. I can make the arrangements whenever you’re ready.”

“I’m ready today.” She continues to nibble on her bottom lip. “Can you do it today? I’m really ready to be less scared.”

“Alright.” I take a deep breath and kiss my life goodbye. I’ll probably die today, and she won’t even know that I love her.

Awesome.

I dig into my pants pocket and pull out my cell. “I’ll make a call.”

“Who’s Spence?”

I look up from the screen. “Huh?”

“You said I’m asking to visit Spence.”

“Oh, he’s the guy I’d ask to teach you how to shoot. He’s Kane’s friend.”

Nodding, worry overtakes her features.

“What?”

Her eyes meet mine. “Is he scary?”

“Yeah.” I hit dial and bring the cell to my ear. It’s five o’clock in the morning, but I don’t much care. “He’s kinda scary. He’s ex-military, perhaps ex-con. Fucked if I know what else he is, but he’s the guy we’d talk to, and Kane vouches for him.”

“You’ve met him?”

“Yeah.”He held a set of serrated scissors for me the way a nurse might hold a doctor’s instruments mid-surgery.“He’s cool. I promise.”

“You won’t leave me, right?”

For the first time in a long time, I reach out and take her hand. “Not for a single second. I promise.”

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