I scoffed. "What the hell are you talking about? I did nothing of the sort."
"Then why are you-”
"You must be mad to think I'm worried about her, Asper. If the plan goes to naught because of her incompetence, I'll have to work twice as hard to find Aaren. That's why I sound worried, i***t!”
There was silence on the other end for a moment, then I heard him laughing.
“Sure," he said when his laughter ceased. “I absolutely believe you.”
Then the call ended.
I stared at the phone in my hand for a moment, wanting to crush it in anger, but instead tossed it onto the passenger seat.
Fucking Asper, thinking he could read me. Who the hell did he think he was?
And where the hell was Daisy?!
I sat, fuming, trying to steady my breathing, when loud bangs resounded in quick succession.
It took
