"Third time's the charm, huh? How many times do you think you can fool me?"
He dragged me to the window, my lower back slamming against the railing. My upper body dangled over the edge, leaving me hanging on by a thread.
"A partner I can't trust? I'll toss them out," he said, his eyes deadly serious, no room for compromise. He grabbed an electrical cord, probably left behind by someone, and tied me to the window.
That was when panic kicked in—he wasn't playing around this time. I ran my hand gently over his arm, trying to calm him down. "Hey! You really gonna leave me hanging like this?"
Tucker's lips tightened, but he didn't say a word. He quickly tied me up and then started packing up the stash in the room.
Desperation crept in. "You're the one who snatched my prize at Joya Collecti
