Chapter 56

“So, you’re saying that you don’t have any idea either how to do this, right?” I point out, rolling my eyes and playfully shoving him in the shoulder, trying to kill the tension and to get him to drop this stupid direction his thoughts are taking. He’s making me nervous, and I don’t like it. “Hey, don’t question the man with the brains. Of course, I know what I’m doing, and I have a foolproof, well, almost foolproof, plan. You just need to not hate me after this or kill me because that would be counterproductive.” He may sound like he’s joking with me, but there’s a U-turn in his mood and a seriousness clouding over it that doesn’t reach his smile. A severe tingle of apprehension hits me in the gut as I pick up on an undertone between us. An inkling of something hitting out at me that’s subtly under the surface of his jokey manner and fast smirks. I can’t put my finger on it, but catching him looking me over with a slightly vacant gaze, the tiniest of wrinkles between those brows of hi