Page 42 of Secret Love

“Wow,” I say. “A whole family of killers? That’s… scary.”

“That’s another reason why I came back,” he says slowly. “Mercer is bad, but…” He clears his throat. “He’s not the only one I’m worried about out here.”

I exhale as fear clenches my chest. I get the feeling Fox has only scratched the surface of how much danger we’re really in. Mercer. Dante. All ruthless killers who won’t think twice when the time comes.

And Fox was one of them. Just one of the guys drinking beers and swapping stories about girls after a long day of killing people.

Was there a part of him that enjoyed it?

“Try and get some rest,” he says as he lays down in the dark.

I should do that. I know I should. But…

“Fox?” I ask.

“Hm?”

I bite my tongue. Maybe I don’t need to know.

“Never mind,” I say.

I lay down and close my eyes.

Maybe I should never know.

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