Page 27 of Girl Between (Dana Gray FBI Mystery Thriller #5)

“This wasn’t the plan,” he insists.

“Well, plans change,” I argue. “Do you even understand how much money we can make?”

“This was never about the money for me. You knew that.”

“That’s easy to say when you have money,” I sneer.

“Listen to me. We’re done. I told you that already. I’m done discussing it,” he says, turning his back to walk away.

Anger flashes through me like lightning, and I grab him by his collar. “We’re done when I say we’re done.”

“That’s not how this works,” he growls through clenched teeth. “I’m the one in charge here.”

“Oh yeah? Why don’t you take a look at this and tell me if you feel differently?”

I turn my phone toward the squirming man in my grasp. Once he sees the photo, a guttural cry tears from his lungs. “What have you done?”

“Nothing yet. And as long as you do what I say, it’ll stay that way.”

“If you hurt her …”

“I don’t plan to. But that’s up to you now. ”

“Please,” he begs. “You came to me. I didn’t want to be involved in this.”

“Yeah, well you are involved, and it’s too late to go back.”

“Are you really going to use my desperation against me? This was supposed to be a means to an end.”

“It still can be. As long as you see it my way.” I shove my phone in his face again as an incentive.

“Okay, okay. Just tell me what you want.”

“I already have. We’re going to do things my way now.” I let go of him and pull up another image on my phone. “She’s next.”

He pales. “What have you done?”

“My part. Now it’s your turn.”