Chapter 48

I glance from it to him in hesitation, heart hammering instantly and body rippling with goosebumps born of trepidation, unsure what the fuck he’s doing.

He looks completely deadpan.

“Why are you giving me that?” I ask in a mild panic, suddenly afraid and alert all simultaneously. Guns and I, in his presence, don’t bode well.

My suspicious brain immediately jumps to the worst conclusions, and I pale… blood running icy cold through my veins as my breathing labours.

The thought that maybe he wants me to finish the job I didn’t do very well last time I put a gun to my head flits through my mind. Perhaps he’s arming me, so next time, I can do it somewhere alone where he won’t have to sit and watch or feel obliged to intervene.

I try to pull my head out of the gutter, but my trembling hands and light head are hitting me with all sorts of warnings. Alexi doesn’t seem fazed at all.

“It’s for you, take it. I need to show you how to handle it.” He carries o