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Ava went pale and I groundabout sex, because her eyes had taken on a look of horror at thejust so I could collect the bounty
God daet her to trust me?
"Mavis" I felt my lips pull back in a sneer "That’s rubbish"
"Relax I knew you wouldn’t do that, but I wanted to see as really going on" Mavis took a sip of her tea "And now I know! It’s sweet, really The big bad assassin saving the adorable, clueless A Ava That’s it" I said the words flatly I could guess what Mavis thought she understood, but that was far froround and cold exterior, the woht and watched roeted and wouldn’t last on her own"
"Hey" Ava sat up straighter in her seat "I can help rateful He’s the best there is In more ways than one" Mavis smiled over her cup at Ava "And we all have our skills Maybe yours are just more…romantic?"
Red washed over Ava’s face and before I could tell her to not let Mavis push her buttons she exploded
"I don’t knohat the hell you want or why you’re here, but you can take your snazzy British accent and backhanded compliments and shove them up your ass" Ava clenched the table with her hands and I hoped thatovershot at, tired of assholes And I sure as hell don’t want your bitchy attitude ruining my breakfast It could be my last one"
A heavy silence descended on our table as I stared at the woman across from me Pride welled up in my chest as I watched sweet Ava stare down the killer next to me
"She called me bitchy" Mavis raised an eyebrow "I think I like her after all"
"Figures" I shook my head and leaned back inAva and apparently she had gotten what she’d been looking for
"Right Thanks" Ava rolled her eyes "I’ to eat nohile you tell us why you’re here"
"I’m not out here for you, but I couldn’t help the tease" Mavis leaned forward and I could see her playfula friend andht be some connections"
"What the hell is Marcus ood whatever it was, that was for daether for a
"No" The word left my mouth, but it was only an automatic response DespiteNo need tooff with Marcus, with the way he had becoreedier over the years My brother washe should hate just aswas really wrong at this point And all of this ti?"