Crossfire 12

"That was part of the plan," she replied, taking her katana and walking past me. "I'll explain it to you on the way."

For a moment, I wanted to pull her back and shake her until she stopped playing games and started explaining all of this. Someone had just shot at us, and she was saying it was all part of her plan?

The psycho alarm in my head went off again. 'Psycho, Luke! This woman is psycho!'

"Are you coming?" she turned with a questioning look. But her face didn't look psycho.

Without answering her, I followed her to the elevator. Being alone with a beautiful woman in a small space shouldn't make me nervous. I've never felt nervous in any situation.

But tonight was different. No, it's always different with Alice.

I ignored my heart beating faster and searched for a more reasonable explanation. Maybe it's just the adrenaline rush after seeing someone shoot at my car. Yeah, that's it.

"They never tried to kill me before," I muttered as we walked to the basement.

"Because they're not