Semua Bab Love in the Line of Fire: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Ilana and Alice had applied large amounts of liquid bandage on their right hand's fingertips before getting out of the car.Now, it was sticky and wet and not to be used. “Hi,” Alice said cheerfully to the woman at the reception.Alyssa DeCruz. The manila envelope had told them finding Alyssa at the front desk was crucial for their plan and there she was, smiling kindly up at Alice.“How can I help you?” Alyssa asked.Alice held out her ID card with her left hand.“We're from Aegis School of Global Health. We're here to access the patient records for our school project. I think the staff has been informed of this already?” Alice said, looking unsurely at Alyssa.Alice and Ilana had read an entire envelope worth of background on Alyssa DeCruz. She was an elderly woman who's been at the hospital far longer than any other staff. She had a thick line of gray fading into her black hair and she had the same soft spots any other woman of her age would have.“Oh, yes, Aegis School,” she smil

Ilana turned left and pressed hard on the accelerator. The two cars followed her.She was so fucked. Even if she ditched the car, her fingerprints would be all over it. The only good thing was that she wasn't in the system so it would take some time for them to find anything useful.She turned onto a narrow street and then made a sharp left. She needed to go out onto a busier street if she wanted the cars to lose her but she'd very stupidly let the Meyers lead her into a secluded area.Getting out would be a hassle. She glanced back and there was only one car following her now.They were going to box her in. She cursed and swerved left when they were expecting her to turn right.She was going in a circle but that was better than being cornered. She sped through the quaint streets and past bars and hospitals and warehouses. She could ditch the car here and break into one of the warehouses. That could work. But the time it would take her to break in would be enough for Adam’s men to ca

“Are you alright?” Ilana asked and Calix gave her hand a squeeze.She wasn't sure if he meant it reassuringly or if there was something else he wanted to convey through the contact.“It's just been a stressful day,” he said softly.Ilana opened her mouth to respond but the man in front of them moved and then they were at the front of the queue.“Nachos with extra ranch and a cola and a doctor pepper,” Calix ordered, then turned to her. “Hotdog for you?”“No, actually. Can you please do a medium bucket of caramel popcorn, please?”He looked at her with his nose scrunched up.“What, they are delicious.”He didn't look convinced. “If you say so.”“Got it. Please wait in line there,” the cashier said, pointing them towards the pickup area to their left.Ilana decided to resume their conversation. “Is there anything I can help with?” She asked and he turned to her with a smile.The smile was so genuine and so consistent, she'd gotten used to seeing it there. He could be going through abso

Calix pulled back from the kiss, his breathing uneven, eyes dark and dilated with need. He looked at her like he was memorizing everything—her parted lips, her flushed cheeks, the way she was wrapped around him like she belonged there.He kissed her again—this time slower, deeper—before helping her off his lap and stepping out of the car. She followed, the night air cool against her heated skin, the reality of what she’d just agreed to making her stomach flutter.His hand found hers, fingers interlocking, and she let him lead her across the quiet driveway and into the house.It was dimly lit inside, only the warm glow from the hallway light spilling in. He didn’t rush. He looked back at her as they took the elevator. Her nod was small, but it was enough.Inside his room, everything felt hushed and intimate. He stopped by the edge of the bed, his hands on her waist, thumbs rubbing gentle circles against her shirt. Ilana looked up at him, her breath catching at the way he was looking at

Ilana was ready with two boxes of chowmein from her new favourite place, a soda can and a doctor pepper and the remote control just within reach.She heard Calix’s car pull up and she almost ran towards the door. There was so much nervous energy running through her body, she didn’t know how to channel it properly. “Hi,” she pulled the door open and greeted him before he could even raise his hand to ring the bell.He raised an eyebrow but she ignored it and pulled him in for a hug. “Are you alright?” he asked as she led him inside.“Yes. Well, actually, no. I don’t know.”“Hey, okay, relax darling,” he said softly as he held her by the shoulders. “What's wrong?”My favourite coach who taught me how to kill is now missing and I fear for his ?“Your dad called me in for a chat today.”“Oh, fuck no,” he said, his expressions dropping. He closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose, looking absolutely done with the world.“It's nothing serious. Well, it was serious but I didn't