Are You Going To Push Me

Chapter 10

RPOV

I leaned back in my seat with a sigh, dropping the magazine on the table beside me. I felt conflicted about what happened back at the construction site. The look on Dmitri's face was something that was burned in my brain, and when he injected himself. The thing that bothered me the most was I wanted to know if he made it. Carver said he didn't think I was going to make it, but I woke up a few seconds after going still.

I pursed my lips and pulled my purse up onto my lap, looking through it for something else to occupy myself while we flew. I had hoped we would have gone back to the US last week, but it wasn't in the cards. I shifted through it when I came across a red rectangular envelope embellished with a gold dragon on it. I had seen this dragon before, and I recognized the handwriting.

"When do I open?" I asked.

"When you start to doubt the truth."

I peeked up at Caver before I tore the top of the envelope off and dumped the contents out. It was a folder piece of high quality paper that had a glossy finish to the back. I unfolded the paper and flipped it over, my hands stilling.

"Remember when we met on the boardwalk on Virginia Beach.... It never happened. I made it up."

The photo in my hand was like a slap to the face and a bucket of cold water at the same time. The photo sparked familiarity in me and I traced my finger over the faces. This photo was from the boardwalk. I had forced him to go into the photo booth with me.

"What were you thinking about?"

"I was thinking about how much I wanted to kiss you."

I took a shaky breath and looked up at Carver again before looking back down at the photo. The photo made everything snap back into place as I read the bold ink scrawled over the top. A small smile crossed my lips before a scowl took over.

Kill him! I'll see you soon!

I let the words sink in as I took a slow breath, my eyes lifting back up. Anger coursed through me as I processed through everything that had happened in the last twenty-four hours. Carver said that I was one of the most powerful pushes he had ever seen, and the drug only enhanced that.

I felt my pupils contract as I looked at him and his eyes opened.

Put the gun in your mouth. Pull the trigger.

I got up as he moved robotically, reaching for the gun at his hip. I was already at the cockpit when his gun went off.

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I was able to convince the pilot that everything was fine with a simple push. I took whatever cash Carver had in his wallet and stuffed it into my purse, also looking through his carry on to see if there was anything useful, but I was out of luck. I was hoping I would find some car keys.

When I stepped off jet I made my way out of the hanger and into the public airport, trying to blend in quickly in case any Division agents in the airport. I mingled around for a little bit and then headed for the security exit. I made it through quickly enough and gave the TSA agent a smile as he stamped my passport.

"Welcome home, Ms. Hathaway."

"Thanks. It's been a long time," I said as I collected my passport and head out. I stopped for a moment to look up at the board, hoping to find another flight back to Asia. The next flight wasn't happening today, and my heart sank.

"You know, I didn't expect you to be in such a hurry to get back to Hong Kong. I thought you'd like the stay here for a bit. I know how much you loved Montana."