No More Mr. Nice Guy (34 page)

“Niles! Niles!” Willie yelled, bringing me back into reality.

Within a matter of seconds, my life had flashed before me, giving me a glimpse at just how crazy it had been. For the two years following my departure from the United States, I'd worked relentlessly for Nadja, taking out target after target throughout Europe by day and mindlessly screwing every halfway decent woman I met by night, until I ran into Paris.

She'd broken down my walls of resistance and taken my heart in what seemed like no time. Hell, I'd only loved two women up until then, and both Keisha and Bridget had betrayed me in some form or fashion, so I should have known Paris would be no different.

I gazed down at the humming bomb, acknowledging that their betrayal hadn't remotely compared to what Paris had done.

“Niles, God dammit, answer me!” my uncle shouted at me again.

“I'm here, Unc,” I said, dropping the bag containing the bomb and quickly heading toward the rear of the plane. “Like I said before, Unc, if I don't make it, I want you to kill her. Do you understand me? I want you to kill her.”

“Sure, sure, I understand, but let's concentrate on getting you off that plane and away from that bomb.”

“Yeah, let's.” I quickly strapped on a parachute, taking a quick breath before grabbing hold of the latch for the rear door. I turned it until I heard the hissing sound of the seal being broken, then I opened the door completely. I glanced over at the bag one last time, a vibrating symbol of Paris's ultimate betrayal, shaking my head before I jumped from the plane.

I made it
, I thought the moment I began to drop from the sky, but I wasn't quite safe yet. I'd just barely cleared the plane when I heard the bomb go off, and I was immediately propelled by the violent heat of the explosion. I flew wildly out of control for what felt like an eternity. The heat was so intense I worried I could be on fire. I reached for the pull for my parachute, knowing that I was in so much pain I was on my way to blacking out,
Shit, this could be the end
.

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No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Family Business Novel

Copyright © 2016 Carl Weber
Copyright © 2016 Stephanie Covington

 

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ISBN: 978-1-6228-6938-1

 

First Hardcover Printing February 2016

 

 

 

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