Page 13 of His Lair

“Nope. But I have my suspicions. I’ve got a few guys hitting the streets tonight. Once they find him, people will start talking and our guys will be there to hear 'em,” I reply.

“Good. Keep me posted. I got shit to do.” He gets up, indicating that’s the end of this impromptu meeting.

Which is fine with me. I’d much rather spend my night looking at Lailani’s face than staring at these two fuckers’ ugly mugs.

Chapter Six

Emmanuel Lopez is here. As in, here in Las Vegas right now. I only messaged him yesterday to tell him about the cop who was looking for Louie’s girlfriend. And now he’s here. I wonder if this is it? The thing he sent me here to monitor.

And then I see him walking through the casino floor with Louie. Asshole didn’t even bother to tell me he was coming to town. I watch from the corner of my eye while not a single one of Emmanuel’s soldiers pays me any mind—although they all know who I am.

Maybe it’s a good thing for this job to come to an end. I let myself get way too close to Sammie. As in I dry-humped the guy until I came.Who does that?

Me, apparently. It did feel good, though, so there’s that.

As soon as there’s a lull at my desk, I pull my phone out and text Emmanuel.

Me:

Why didn’t you tell me you were in town?

E:

That seems like something a friend would do, and we are not friends, remember?

Me:

You really need to let that go. How long are you staying?

E:

Until I leave.

Argh, he’s so frustrating.I don’t know why I bother with him.

Yes, I do. His jobs pay well and this current assignment isn’t exactly hard. He must really like these guys to have me here this long. Either that or he doesn’t trust them and is looking for a reason to take them out.

Just as I’m dropping my phone back into my pocket, it buzzes again. I expect it to be Emmanuel because not many other people message me.

Unknown:

Meet me tonight. My place. I’m cooking.

Me:

Who is this?

Unknown:

The man who’s going to cook you dinner.

A stupid smile spreads across my face. Sammie. Who else could it be?

Me:

Sammie? How did you get my number?

After pressing send, I save his information under contacts.