The combination of murmured words and the throbbing in his head was enough to pull Jaxson out of his state of unconsciousness. However, it wasn’t enough to get him fully awake and open his eyes. Especially since his head felt like it was being split in two with a sledgehammer
It didn’t take him long to remember why his head ached as though an elephant had kicked him, though. He vividly remembered watching the Mercedes with tinted windows as Lorenzo’s wife got into it and drove away from the boutique where he had tracked her down. He also remembered following the car until it had turned into a narrow street. His gut tightened just like it had the moment he realized something was very wrong. Then everything had gone black.
Jaxson was grateful that he was clearly still alive despite the te
