54 Mattie
Jason called me right after the incident at his house. When he told me what had happened, I gasped.
“Mackenzie knows everything,” Jason muttered. “So, obviously the deal is off.”
“What do you mean by ‘everything’?”
“That you were paying me to get rid of her.”
“What? Why did you tell her that?” I snapped. “I mean, what in the hell were you thinking?”
“I know. I just didn’t think she’d escape.”
“Escape? Wait, hold up. What were you planning on doing with her?”
“Like we talked about—get rid of her.”
I blinked.
Was he talking about murder?
“You didn’t actually think that I wanted you to kill her, did you?”
“That’s why you paid me, right? Five thousand dollars?”
“I gave you that money to make sure she left Chase alone. I knew it wasn’t going to be easy, considering she’s
