Mag-log in“It’s the truth. Maybe if your testimony is still enough to keep Masterson in prison, I won’t have to use Will or McKenzie. They can go have their fairytale wedding and happy life together without ever being touched by any of this,” she said.“What the fuck are you even talking about?!” Caleb snappe
JaceyCaleb and I sat in the back of another nondescript black sedan. It reminded me of the old days, and not in a good way.“I’m so glad we found you,” Attorney General Joy Packard said, looking back at us from the front seat. “If we hadn’t, William Masterson Sr. would have been released from priso
“So, you would fuck me if I got Will out as well?” he asked, raising an eyebrow in interest.I stared at him. “Ex-Excuse me?”“You would, wouldn’t you? You’d spread those creamy farm girl thighs for me and take it like a whore,” he said.“That’s… definitely not on the negotiating table,” I responde
McKenzie“Will!” I shook his shoulder while both our teas soaked into the bed, completely unnoticed. “Will! Will, wake up!”He didn’t stir.Panicking, I put my ear to his chest. There was still a steady, strong heartbeat there. I could have died from relief.“He’s fine,” a familiar voice said from t
“I guess so.” But she didn’t sound angry about it, which was good.Then she winced and rubbed her stomach again.I sat up, deciding to go summon Marvin. “I’ll be right back, honeybee. I’m just going to see what’s going on with the tea.”“Okay,” she agreed, which was a testament to how awful she felt
“I have to,” she said.“Why?” I asked, frowning.“Champagne. Wedding.” She started digging her fingernails into her palm.I knew what the problem was. I scooped her up again and got her to the bathroom just in time for her to heave the non-existent contents of her empty stomach into the toilet. I ge
“All right, old timer,” one of them said. “We just want the five you’re transporting. They’re wanted for—”“Please do an old man the courtesy of not lyin’ to him. Y’all want the ransom,” Hoot responded, sounding bored. “And if y’all know who I am, y’all know I ain’t goin’ down without a fight.”“Fai
McKenzie shook, and I didn’t think she was really grasping the situation. For sure she didn’t even remember she had a gun in her hand.“Honeybee,” I said softly, holding out a hand. “Just give me the gun. Give me the gun. Then I can hold you, okay?”Her lower lip quivered. “You promise?”“I promise,
WillI hated Hank Collins with every fiber of my being, and Jeanie not a whole lot less. My arm stayed around McKenzie until she finally decided she needed to use the facilities at the gas station.“I’ll get you your chocolate, if they have it,” I told her.“And Dr. Pepper?” she asked hopefully.“Is
WillMcKenzie fell asleep against my shoulder almost the second we were inside the van. Hank glared at me like I was the antichrist, and I had a feeling he might have heard a bit of what we did through the paper-thin walls of the motel.Good.Not that I really wanted him hearing it or anything like







