Chapter 19
The following day was a fun in me. I know I did Dings. The shly baked cookies and the notes on my Psd showed me that I had done things. But my brain didn’t seem to retain any memory of . The only thing i comped stall with was the meeting with the muña bon. In my head it sounded like a nineteen files Umanir Hunter would make a good brooding detective. I was no leading lady, but mush her best friend? That would mean Wigtoe was the leading lady. I gialed in the image of Hunter dipping Wartor low in a mancic pose popped into my brain. Not that Wicker would be against it. He liked to say be dated pensers, not genders. My Hisle vde track brightened my mood is I got ready. Semble clothes, I told my Jeans and a bed exkured blouse It was one al mej better blouses, I thought it would be good to make a positive impression. The neckline was a little lower than what I unually went for and considered wearing a tank top underneath it. I waustif thinking about it when unter bested that he and his friend would arrive in five minutes. That made up my deciden fe me as I needed to put my them on. I ran down the stairs an I port nty kays in my pocket, I didn’t want to be lugging amanda purse. As I stepped outside a blach SUV pulled up to the sidewalk. Hunter exited the passenger seat with a frown as the
71 would have come up to get you.” Hunter told me as he walked up to me. Ishrugged.
knew you were on your way,” i ndihet to say something, but changed his mind. Instead he nodded and turned toward the cat
“Hana, this is Byun,” he introd ne to the man sitting in the driver’s seat, his hosting at of the open wide
nim la final meet you, Para,” Jason said. The Ivised his body and reached his right hand though the windows. I grabbed it and we shook hands, lason was the opposite of Hunter. Where Hunter had dark olun, Tason was bland with light skin. Hunter had always had a soll smile on his face, but lawn lobed cloud off and stem. “Are you ready be tonight?” Jason asked
( me for a moment, then looked at Hunter and nodded as well.
**Then we should get going “he unid. Hunter granted and opened the back passenger door for me to get in. I thanked him as I tried to get in as smoothly as possible. Despected Hunter to take his dare med to loses in the front of the car. But he surprised me by getting in not to me. As we drow, Hunter west through the plan with me one more time. He made sure I knew they had men ported all around the building and even though none of us would be wearing a microphers, they would be able to keep tabs on what was happening inside.
“Il something goes wrong, your job is to get outside an quickly as you can without getting hurt. Do you understand?” Hunter anked me.
“Dicas. But what about the two of you?” I asked, lason give ran a smile in the rearview mirror, her looked a lot less scary sehen he smiled. ⠀⠀
You just
“Don’t worry about My can handle cunalver
i just make sure in get outside and our boys will make sure you are sale and get away from the situation,” lason assured me,
them behind to seek
for myself. To
honest,
“Okay,” I agreed, even if it didn’t right with
I stayed behind I would probably be more of a bunker then a help. I knew nothing about lighting guns or anything of the sort. Best thing to do was to get out of the way of the professionals lasen book us to a parking lot there were several van’s with different compars Tagas on then parked there. Some of the van locked news, others would fall apart if they hit a speed bump. J Hunter came around to open my door, the sale doors of the vans opened and menin tactical geared the parking lot. I biked and felt I had gone from a finner straight into an action movie. The men gathered at the hood of the SUV whose laton had spread out a map. Hunter stood close to me and when I looked up at him Tow he that I didn’t recogile. This was Hunter in work mode. He had a blank face, gone were the warm fused and hoked kost the lawn loan was talking to the men. It seemed they had gone through the plan before and he was just giving them a final reminder.
“This sp. The main is in topher sale at all costs. In that clear?” Tason inked.
“Ses, aix” they all responded, and g
and kind me. He was
and gave me nods of grostings. I let myself blush. The reality was that they were all about to put themselves in danger for my sake. I felt a wave of guilt hit me
“Head out and take your positions. We will wat here for ten minutes and then we will heal to the location. Diane, son told them. There was another sound of affinative and the broke up and Bled back in the
“Hey, whats up?” Hanter asked me when it was only the three of us left. Some of the warmth was back in his lice, but he was still closed off.
Fas lasen and Hummer watched me.
“Don 1 bool galty about the met,” Hanter said, ding my mind in that uncanny way he saturtima
“If they get hurt will be beca
“Wease be taugh this. We are have of your actions. This is not your fault,” he insisted and took my hand and gave it as I sighed and nodded. Jason had been quiet,
The old sack of poles is right. This ‘t, and the get paid muni theher just to get the fac“ lawas told bar ant laughed.
van don’t call me that,” Hapter plated.
nigh ta be happy about being hase Truth be told, we are all a
are all a bunch of adrenaline junkies that would do
euse posi në not ald? Or became youte not a sack al pitakon.” Loan teased as he liked the map and headed for the caL
“Hease don‘ judge me by the Inside goed back to the car. India of the two of them to lighten the mod. I suspected they did my saku. They made anuli talk while we waited and I tried my best to codulate the part. My stomach was feeling like an empty cave fled with bats and coldws.
“Time to got quing. You can do this, Hana. Just reme
sher what we have told you and you will be “la bald
“Tay, thank you” I said. The drives. Then we pulled up trying to completely and had a fat too. A big ned sign on the side of the building ind “The garden” in mustard yellow lettering. The place looked like someone had ball it in the severes and from that moment time had stood still. A man was standing on wether side of the
(signs had bian hung on the inside of the glass part of the door. It said “Booked at a poivate party. Hunter helped me out of the car and son walked to us. I was sandwiched Belent the two main and unsply mough, | leke. Hunter’s hand rested on the small set Chuck and 1 felt it’s comforting peame as he urged me to move forward. The two men opened the door fur
in in se pri clases, but they didry’ 1 look at us. Hunter and Jason took me made. By the pulpit that would usually haki a hostess, the more men stood. They all looked scary and I had no problem beling they wine gains. Two of there had the ce type of tation as the
had visited my apartment. Jason stepped up and held up his arres, one of the men stated patting him
side as
down, finding three guns and four knives hidden on him, Jason grinned and shrugged. I was worried the men would take offence, but they just shrugged as well. Jason came back to my si Hunter stepped up. They found similar items on him and I wondered if he always carried them. I hadn’t been able to see them on his person, so it was possible, I had no idea why that thought was sexy. But my body decided that it was. Hunter rebumed to my side and one of the men signed for me to step forward. Hunter’s arm blocked me.
“She is clean.” he told i the men.”
men. They all looked at him like he was crazy for thinking his reassurance was good enough anon also looked at him, but his look was more amused.
“It’s okay, I don’t mind,” I told Hunter and put my hand on his arm. He looked at me. I knew he wanted to object, but he also knew that it was the only way. He grunted and lowered his arm to let me step up and be searched. Both he and Jason watched the man pating me down like hawks. I don’t know if it was because of their glares, or if the man was a professional, but the search was over in no time and it had felt clinical. As soon as I was done, lason and Hunter were at my side again. They guided me further into the restaurant. This was it, I was about to meet a real live mata
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