Page 68 of Relentless Sinner

“That won’t happen because I’ll do everything from my account. Joey can get me the money in cash.”

“Oh, Cora. Thank you.”

“Don’t thank me yet. That’s the easy part. The hard part is the escape. The men I’m working with are here today scouting the place for potential routes. The idea we have so far is to find somewhere you can easily disappear from.”

“What about the toilets?”

“No. You’ll either need to go underground or have access to a vehicle that can take you away as soon as you’re ready to run. At the moment they’re considering the loading bay.”

“That would work. There are several delivery trucks there at any one time.”

“Exactly.”

“And I could easily give the guards the slip from there. They’ve been hanging back all day so people don’t know they’re with me.”

“That’s even better. Once they get you out, I’ve arranged a fake passport and some other ID. Then I’ll get you to Spain.”

“Spain?” I give her a small smile.

“Remember that place I told you I bought in Isla del Ciervo?”

I nod, remembering Natasha and me joking about not knowing where it was. “You’re gonna let me stay there?”

“The house is yours for as long as you need it.”

Wow… this all sounds hopeful. Like it could work. Like itwill.

So why do I feel so worried? And guilty.

Okay, the worried part is definitely understandable. I should be a hundred percent worried. The guilty part? No.

And that bugs me. I have no reason whatsoever to feel guilty because the only person I owe any loyalty to is myself. Not Jaxon.

“Are you okay?” Cora asks when I look away.

“Yes. I know we’re still planning but I can’t thank you enough for all your help.”

“You look really worried and I get why, but talk to me. Tell me what you’re thinking. All I’ve done so far is talk at you. Are you worried about Jaxon?”

“Yeah. I am worried about him.”

“We just need to keep our plans quiet and hope you don’t get caught.”

“I know. It’s just that… there are other things I’m worried about as well.” I look back at Cora and she narrows her eyes.

“Like what?”

I shouldn’t tell her what happened yesterday. It would be best to keep it to myself because I don’t even understand my actions. But Cora is the person I tell everything. There are things I’ve told her that I never told Natasha.

“Yesterday was weird. I… did some stuff with Jaxon that’s screwing with my mind.”

Her gaze becomes pencil thin and she bites on the inside of her lip, looking confused. “What kind of stuff?”

“The confusing kind of stuff you definitely shouldn’t do with a guy you’re trying to run from.”

Her mouth drops open and she sucks in a sharp breath. “Gabriella… what are you telling me? Did you sleep with him?”

Embarrassed that I said anything, I glance away again but she grabs my arm, pulling me to look back at her.