*Chloe*
'Tonight's the night. Are you ready?'
I stared at the phone in my hand, reading a text from Alex. The air had that level of energy you get right before a thunderstorm. Was I ready? How could anyone be ready for a stint serving as live bait?
The plan we'd come up with was solid, and there were plenty of ways to mitigate the danger. There was, however, no way to completely eliminate it. There were a million ways the whole thing could go south and get f****d up beyond all repair.
This was what went through my mind while I stared at the text. But when I texted him back, I mentioned none of it.
'Yes, I'm ready. I hope he takes the bait.'
I wasn't about to admit my fears to Alex. I could tell he was on the verge of calling the whole thing off because he was worried about me. I didn
