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“What’s that?”
“Hugo’s here.”
“He’s early,” Chase said.
“No shit.” I retracted the tool and shoved it in my belt, then flung the window open and slid inside, releasing the carabiner and hooking it to the curtain hook inside.
Hugo spun around, grabbing a gun out of the nightstand. I pulled my own gun, firing off a single dart, lodging it in his neck. He started to collapse and I leapt over the bed, catching him before he could thud to the ground and alert his security team.
“That didn’t exactly go as planned,” I breathed heavily.
“You’re lucky we have Tahlia on our side,” Patrick chuckled.
I rolled over and pulled his body upright. “I’m not sure Johnny sees it the same way.”
I pulled out the second harness and attached it to Hugo’s large frame. Dragging him over to the window wasn’t quite as easy as I imagined, but I got him there and attached the carabiner to his harness. “Patrick, unloading in three, two, one…” I hoisted his body up, but he got caught on the window and I couldn’t get him through.
“Hurry up!” Patrick snapped. “Your time is almost up.”
“He’s stuck!”
“Push him out!”
I did my best, but he started to move away with only his shoe caught on the window ledge. I threw his foot over just as the alarm sounded, signaling the guards would be in at any moment. Hugo’s body went sailing down one story to the rooftop across from us. I reached for the second carabiner, but it was missing from my belt.
“Shit!”
I spun around to look for it, but was out of time. I heard the footsteps on the stairs and made a final decision, kicking the curtain hook from the wall. Snatching it off the floor, I hooked it over the cable and said my final goodbyes.
“I hope I see you on the other side,” I muttered just as I pushed off the ledge and was flung down into the night.
I screamed in my head as the hook slid down the cable, taking me to the other rooftop. My glove started to slip, but what worried me most was how slow Patrick was moving Hugo out of the way.
“Move your ass! I don’t have a line!”
He looked up at me with wide eyes as I came crashing into Hugo. I jerked to a stop and that’s when I lost my hold. My hands slipped and I teetered backward, my foot slipping from the ledge. Patrick reached out and grabbed the front of my vest, yanking me back toward him. I fell on top of him on the roof, breathing hard as terror washed over me. He rolled me off him, but I could barely move, still reliving my most recent encounter with death.
“Nick! Get off your ass and help me.”
I struggled to my knees and grabbed Hugo just as he fell when Patrick released the carabiner.
“Yeah, it’s me that’s not pulling his weight.”
“Complain about it later. We have work to do.”
I hauled him over to the rolling luggage and stuffed him inside, hoping I wasn’t squishing him too badly. Not that I cared all that much. He was a bad guy. I was just zipping it closed when I heard a thunk behind me and spun around.
A figure dressed in all black had taken out Patrick from behind. I pulled my gun, but it was kicked out of my hand. The figure spun in this wild maneuver before a foot connected with my chest. I stumbled back, tripping over the luggage and falling to the ground. I jumped to my feet, tackling the guy just as he was reaching into the luggage. I tackled him from behind, but was surprised when I felt breasts.
“You’re a woman?”
She heaved, kicking me off her, using my surprise against me. I stumbled over Patrick just as he was getting to his feet. The woman pulled out a gun, firing at me just as I dove, taking Patrick with me. The bullet skimmed my arm, taking a small piece of skin with it. I hissed, rolling off Patrick as I jumped to my feet and ran hard at the woman, yanking the mask from her face.
Green eyes stared back at me, tempting me with intrigue and deception. I was so focused on those beautiful orbs that I forgot for just a second that I was supposed to be stopping her. She kneed me in the balls, making me gasp, bending over in shock.
“You didn’t have to do that,” I wheezed.
“You were stopping me.”
