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“I’ve known all along” Esposito straightened, see out of this alive?

Laughable

“I knew you didn’t kill the targets I know you got ’eive a fuck Cartel thinks they’re dead and I got my money All’s well that ends well”

“And?” Rocket couldn’t wait to hear the next words out of Esposito’s mouth

“And DarkOps is done with you I gave you lance at you, your woain So why not just part as past friends and be done with this shit?”

“That’s an easy one” Rocket pulled the trigger twice Thethe chaed into Esposito’s jerking body “Because you’ll continueto foot the bill”

Wide-eyed and slack jawed, Esposito sagged back against his pillows He pressed a hand over the wound on his stoh he could so out of two holes in the center of his body He’d bleed out in five minutes, tops

The other hand still held the sers Rocket stood and strode toward the bed He plucked the cigarette froasp and struggle to rean to drift in and out, Rocket moved to the end of the bed

“Told you these things would kill you,” he said as he dropped the cigarette on the bed Within seconds a saze back to Esposito The old

It was done Tiulfed in flaet back to his woman

Despite having just taken a life, a sense of peace washed over Rocket He’d finally put his past to bed And noas lighting the fucking thing on fire

“YOUR MAN THROWS one hell of a party,” Copper said as he took a seat next to Chloe

She giggled “Think he had a little bit of help” Or the ol’ ladies took pity on him and did ninety-nine percent of the work