CHAPTER SIXTY NINE – THE HIT LIST

Karina lay despondent on the couch, staring blankly at the ceiling as she replayed the disastrous events of the night over and over in her mind. Had she gone too far? Shattered John's world too completely in her quest for justice? Her morose reverie was interrupted by the buzzing of her phone. Karina picked it up with a leaden hand, her heart stuttering when she saw it was an encrypted message from an unknown number. "You're on a hit list, bitch. Should've kept your nose out of things that didn't concern you. Enjoy your last night alive." Ice flooded Karina's veins as she realized with dawning horror that Lexi hadn't been bluffing about making her life hell. She really did have assassins on her payroll, ready to permanently silence anyone who got in her way. With shaking fingers, Karina grabbed her purse and Keys, her sense of self-preservation kicking into overdrive. She had to get out of here immediately before the hitmen tracked her down. As she hurried outside to her car, Kari