Haunting-Adeline

Sighing, I push out of my chair and hold out my hand, promp ng her to
grab it. Unsurprisingly, she ignores it. Grabbing her laptop case, she stands
and follows me.
I walk her to her car in silence, and she doesn’t push.
“I’m not le ng you within ten feet of that place. Him even knowing
about you was never supposed to happen,” I say firmly. We arrive at her
SUV. She unlocks the door but doesn't move to get in it yet.
“I don’t want to get involved, either,” she snaps. She looks away,
contempla ng something as she chews her bo om lip. The urge to suck it
between my own teeth reemerges. “I don’t know what the hell you’re
involved in, Zade, clearly something I probably don’t want to know about,
but I think keeping me away from it is a bit too late.” She sighs, gearing
herself up for whatever she’s going to say next.
“You already got dangerous men on my ass, so what’s one more, right?
I’ll go with you this one me. I’ll get the informa on I need, and you get
whatever you need from him.”
I never told her I needed anything from him, but I think she can sense
I’m involved with this man for a reason.
“A erwards, we can pretend to break up. You can actually get out of my
life while you’re at it, maybe take Max and them with you, and that will be
the end of it.”
I cock a brow, and her eyes latch onto the movement.
It’s not that simple when it comes to the underbelly of society. When
you’re dealing with seriously evil people, you don’t just get out. Mark has
his eyes on Addie, whether she realizes it or not. And if we “break up”—
which would never fucking happen—she’s free game.
Instead of saying all that, I just nod. “You’ll come with me just this once.
You’ll be safe and protected. And a erwards, I promise that Mark will
never see you again.”
Because I’m going to kill him.
I just need to ride this out a bit longer un l I can get the informa on I
need.
“And the rest?” she pushes, thinning her eyes.
“If you’re expec ng me to say that we’re going to break up, you’re more
delusional than you believe me to be. There will never be an end to me and