Page 16 of Chad's Chase

“She’s only twenty-two, Ron. Of course she’s gonna be a little rough around the edges.Wenotice her sloppiness only because we’re more experienced, we know the game. But I wouldn’t underestimate her.”

“No,” Ronnie dragged out, eyeballing him like he was a crazy man, “we shouldn’t ‘underestimate’ her. We shouldkillher.”

“Not yet,” Chad warned, pinning his main hand with a warning glare.

Ronnie was fiercely loyal, and had a habit of taking matters into his own hand to keep Chad protected. Whatever it took. And Chad never questioned his judgment because his no-tolerance, no-hostages, no-chances approach to things always saved Chad a lot of pain and trouble in the end, to be honest. But the last thing Chad wanted was Ronnie killing Jhay on his behalf.

“You won’t lay a finger on her. Got that?” Chad said. “If anyone’s killing her, it’s me.”

Ronnie grunted his response, clearly disapproving. But Chad knew once he issued him a warning, he would heed it.

“Now, I want you to do something for me.”