by Soto, S. M.
He doesn’t have to remind me. I was there. The image is burned into my memory for eternity. Nothing will bring him back. Nothing will bring any of us back.
“Maybe you missed the part where I mentioned being enslaved and tortured, yet still managed to put an end to Niko Gaheris. You remember him, right—the other ambiguous unchecked box on your precious most wanted list?” Chief Dunning winces at the disgust in every word, and I’m glad. Relaxing my grip on the armrest, I manage a smirk. “Let me remind you again that I’m the victim here, so instead of berating me, maybe you should give me a medal.”
“For what? Taking off your clothes before taking his life?”
My heart slams against my chest, but I won’t react to his taunts. “I did what I had to do. You weren’t there.”
“Good thing too. The only one who gave a damn to help you returned home in a box.”
I clear my throat. “Can we please stick to—”
“Frankly, Miss Chernova,” he yells, anger causing the vein in his temple to throb, “I have a hard time deciding what to do first—charge you with reckless endangerment, accessory to the murder of a federal agent, or just being a fucking pain in my ass.”
Strike one. Temper.
I gather my long red hair in one hand and drape it over my left shoulder. “Well, while you’re deciding, let me add one more charge to that list—collusion.”
Beads of sweat line the tops of the chief’s black and gray eyebrows, and that flicker in his eyes returns. This time, I have no doubt what it means. Fear is raw and distinctive, a siren for darkness and a source of nourishment for the wicked.
“What have you done?” he whispers.
I smile and detonate the bomb I’ve held quietly strapped to my chest. “Your job, sir.”
Afterword
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Kiss Me with Lies
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S.M. Soto was born and raised in Northern California where she currently resides with her son. Her love for reading began when she was a young girl and has only continued to grow into adulthood. S.M. lives for reading books in the romance genre and writing novels with relatable characters. She refers to herself as a bit of a romance junkie. She loves to connect with readers and eat copious of donuts that will surely lead to her demise (carbs are life).
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