When I woke, startled by some noise, the room was dark. A shadow moved.
“Guess gonna have to change how to do it now.” Ivan leered at me. “Instead of you shooting him, and Noah shooting you, I’ll just have him shoot you a few times.”
He dragged on his cigarette and exhaled.
He dragged me out to the living room. My ribs hurt from the pressure of being hauled on my side where he had kicked me.
I couldn’t make out where Noah lay.
Ivan left me by the couch. “Don’t know why you had to throw a wrench to my brilliant plans earlier.” He laughed and came closer.
I flinched.
“Relax,” Ivan said. “We’ve got a few minutes before the end.”
He brushed my hair away from my eyes using gentle fingertips.
“I always loved your eyes, Jake.” He whispered. “When I first met you, that’s what I found most
