C5 Chapter 5

AVERY

"It's a high-profile assignment," Elena was saying, but it was as if I couldn't hear her.
Fifty thousand dollars. That'd been the first thing out of her mouth. After that, my knees had buckled and I had to sit down. Everything else she'd said was fuzzy.
"Avery." She cleared her throat. "Look at me, honey."
I looked at the madam, finding her spiky