Flame Unleashed (Hell to Pay) (28 page)

He’d confirm if this was Jessica Miller and deliver his message. And then what? Once he delivered the message, he’d be persona non grata.
Hi, I killed your stepfather, want to hang out?
A hell of a pickup line, even for him.

But if that
oåkting
was the bastard Dante suspected, maybe Jessica’s gratitude would drive her into Dante’s arms. Ah, yes, of course she’d want to repay him for ridding the world of the disgusting Raymond Jackson. And Dante could think of numerous ways for a woman to demonstrate gratitude.

First, though, he really needed to take care of that damned knife lust and go kill a criminal before Dante's mind exploded. The blade pulsed in its hidden sheath on his leg, demanding attention, demanding that he kill again. He hadn’t fed it in a week because he’d been too focused on finding and delivering his message to Jessica. Damn technology. His boss, Jerahmeel, had finally crawled into the cellular age and used text messages to divvy out special assignments these days. For standard kills, all Dante had to do was find a criminal and drive the blade into him, which typically slaked his need.

Speaking of exploding, it had been far too long since he’d had sex. Time to rectify that situation. And finally, if appropriate, he’d try again with his advances on this woman and, of course, succeed. Of course. He was Dante.

Very well. His foreseeable future included espresso, death, sex, and browsing books.
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