Page 115 of Assassin

“Will you be safe and come back to me?” she asked, still holding his hand.

He could see the worry in her eyes.

“Absolutely. There is nothing on this earth that is going to keep me away from you, Calyx. I promise.”

Since he couldn’t get enough of her, he found her mouth, and devoured her in a kiss.

It was steamy, and it said everything.

Yeah, he was marrying her.

When he finally broke it, she was breathing heavily, and so was he.

“Now, grab your bag you brought here this morning. We’re having our date later in a new location. Then, we’ll talk about our relationship more.”

Like marriage.

Well, she liked the less hesitant version of Remington, so that worked for her.

He slapped her on the ass, and lifted a brow.

“And put on panties, woman. You know how to make a man insane. I don’t need to be thinking about that the whole time I’m working.”

Oh, she was aware.

Call it skills, but he was right. She needed him focused at work. Later, she’d blow his mind.

Amongst other things.

As for her getting ready to leave, it only took her five minutes, and then, they were walking down to the street, hand-in-hand.

Once they were outside, they had sunglasses on, and they tried to blend in the best they could as they waited for pickup.

It didn’t take long for two motorcycles to pull up with Maura right behind them.

The most surprising part was Jagger wasn’t with her. He was curious how she got him to stay away. That wasn’t like the captain.

As one of the snakes handed Calyx a helmet, she flipped it up to reveal it was Jinx.

“I’ll take care of your lady,” she said.

Oh, Remmy hoped so, but truthfully, he trusted Jinx. They were close, and she knew how much Calyx meant to him.

“Make sure. That’s precious cargo to me.”

To calm him down, she gave him a fist bump. Then, Jinx focused on the woman, so she knew what her role was in all of this.

Jinx was accustomed to driving fast and wildly, but with cargo, a passenger, it came down to them too.

Balance was everything.

“Calyx, stay pressed to the back of me, and when I lean, you lean,” Jinx explained. “We’re gonna break some speeding laws. You know the motto. Live fast, die…”

Only, she didn’t get to finish.

“JINX!” her vest suddenly warned, and she knew the voice immediately.

Apparently, she had a stalker.

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