A deal with the devil
"So you saved me to make me think you're the good guy. Nice try, but I'm not falling for it."
He stepped closer, slowly, deliberately, until his face was just inches from mine. Up close, I noticed the green ring around his gray eyes, and the thin scar that cut through his left eyebrow. My breath hitched, caught between fear and something I didn't dare name.
He reached out, brushing a strand of hair from my face. "Agent Torres," he said, his voice low, dangerous. "I didn't get where I am by hiring incompetents. If I wanted you dead, you'd be dead. My lackey, as you so eloquently put it, wouldn't have failed."
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