‘You’re impulsive, Beth, and it’s going to get us all caught one day.’ Avi’s words echoed mercilessly in Beth’s head. She grimaced behind the ski mask, suddenly feeling hot and cold at the same time.
Okay, so it seemed Avi had a point. Beth didn’t always think before she acted, and sometimes, like now, the consequences seriously bit her on the ass.
Santiago hadn’t moved, and neither had the gun shifted an inch since he asked his question. A question he seemed to be waiting for her to answer.
Beth didn’t answer. It wasn’t as though she could tell him who she was. What she was doing in his house was another matter, and under calmer circumstances, she imagined the man might be grateful. Her gaze dropped to the barrel of the gun. These were not calmer circumstances.
Shit. She was going t
