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I should have let Cruz come in and deal with this. When this mission was over, what was I going to do?
Hopefully, I’d earn a promotion. Get more exciting cases.
“The balcony is a farce. Not worth the extra money at all.”
I nodded along as if I cared, then reached out and touched his hand. His eyes snapped to mine.
“Would you want to get out of here?”
Frozen again.
“Um?”
“My hotel is just down the street.” I pulled my hand back and started to stand.
He stumbled off his stool. “Okay.”
I put on my sweetest smile. “Come on.”
I turned and headed to the back exit, glancing over my shoulder to make sure he was following. He patted his front and back like he was double-checking his pockets, then hurried after me.
“I have my car,” he said as I pushed the door open with my hip.
“Perfect.”
He stopped next to me, and I leaned in. He tensed. I slid my hand over his forearm, piercing the skin with the syringe I palmed and pressing the plunger before he could react.
“Hey!” He jumped away from me.
“Why don’t you go to your car? You can follow me over.”
His eyes widened. “What did you do to me?” He rubbed at his arm.
“Nothing, silly.” I winked. “Let’s go.”
He didn’t move, eyeing me like he only now realized I might not be the sweet girl I was pretending to be. Funny how men never think of women as threats.
“I’m leaving.”
I sighed. “Fine.”
He hurried past me and rounded the corner toward his car. I watched as he struggled to get his keys out. Finally, after nearly a minute, he managed to get inside. He didn’t start the engine, already too far gone.
Someone would find him soon enough.
As I walked back to our car, I sent Rod a text letting him know it was done. Now, time for dinner, and if I was lucky, Cruz would be interested in dessert.
“All set?”
“Yup.” I checked Rod’s reply and frowned.
“What’s wrong?” he asked as he put the car into drive.
“Rod said that was one of Alessio’s dealers. One of the guys giving the kids drugs at the clubs.”
“Good.” Cruz pulled onto the road. “Bastard deserved it.”
“He doesn’t normally tell me anything about the targets.” Why was Rod telling me now?
