THE CRAZY GOOD SERIES - Rachel Robinson Page 0,360

a huge, deep breath.

“I didn’t even get to do it,” Cody says. Horse looks confused, so Cody nods down at me on the floor. A sight I must be with my arms wrapped around my dirty legs. They both look at me with wide questioning eyes. What exactly did I go through tonight? Would be my best guess. They tell Cody they’ve cleared the house and have taken care of V’s men. I sit and listen, overhearing everything. Cody dials Molly and tells her he needs a serious cleanup. And they also need one hell of a cover-up. Probably one so amazing the world has never seen the likes of it. Cody speaks about Dax’s involvement, wanting to make sure it’s known he had no part in tonight’s mess. I appreciate this more than he’ll ever know. He doesn’t have to care about Dax. He does. It makes my heart thud for a reason other than fear. The last thing I want is him getting discharged because he got messed up in our catastrophe. Cody talks to his men about how it all shook down. Van, another of his main men, tells him he knew right away when he saw the house and radioed for backup. It was a job well done. Thank God his men came tonight. It wouldn’t have turned out in our favor otherwise. One glance at Vadim confirms that all evil has fled the room. He’s dead.

“Boss, we found this one hiding upstairs. What should we do with her?” one of the men asks Cody. This makes me stand up, turn around, and come face to face with Rosy. Fucking Rosy, the snake in the grass.

She smiles at me, then fixes Cody with her gaze. “For what it’s worth, I really did want to fuck you. Too bad you’re still hung up on that one,” Rosy says, glancing back at me. I suck in a deep breath to control the rage. I’m so jealous that I’m sure it’s oozing from my pores.

“Don’t make false statements. You say that like I would ever fuck you in the first place. Kill her,” Cody says, shrugging, and then turns back to Van. I snicker and can’t help but smile. Cody sees and he’s thoroughly amused by me. Bringing humor to inappropriate situations since 1986. What can I say?

“You did kidnap me, ring around the Rosy,” I say, making sure it’s loud enough for everyone to hear. “You can’t expect to get away scot-free, can you? I think Cody has a brilliant idea.” I glide across the room to stand in front of her.

“No! I’ll do anything. Please. Please, Cody! Don’t do this,” Rosy wails. Ah, so she does have a soul. A black one, but something nonetheless. I rub my wrists where she cuffed me too tightly.

“Anything? You’ll do anything? Molly said you would have made a worthless employee, so you’re basically useless to me. And you know too much,” Cody says, keeping his back facing away from her so she can’t see his huge smile. I’d like to kill her, but with V gone I’m feeling quite satisfied with my killing quota for the day. I won’t go completely savage on anyone else. Not yet.

Rosy says, “I won’t talk. I swear I won’t talk. I’ll sign my name in blood if that’s what it takes.” She does think he’ll kill her. It’s comforting to know she feels fear. For a brief period I wonder how Rosy got mixed up in this and then I remember my early start in espionage. It happened for her just as easily. Nothing is ever as it truly seems. Beautiful women are spies and men hunt others for sport. I fell into it effortlessly. Most of the time it didn’t even seem like work. I got a paycheck for hitting up the bars and talking to beautiful men. Navy SEALs. They would tell me details about their training, or their start times. Sometimes if they were really drunk they’d tell me names or neighborhoods where their friends live. Basically by having drinks bought for me and the occasional lunch with SEAL wives I was able to afford a lavish lifestyle. Even knowing this I can’t feel bad for Rosy. She’s a bitch.

Cody dials Molly again and tells her to deal with Rosy because she was her project that failed miserably. Her mistake. Her problem to deal with. She agrees without much fuss and Cody sends Rosy to her. While he handles that mess,