Single Lady Spy 01 - The End of Me

passed one to Luce and Coop, as he stepped down.
    James put his hands up. He was completely lost and confused.
    He hadn’t even seen me yet.
    I climbed out last, following Jack.
    His eyes darted as the helicopter turned off, making a huge wind surround us all momentarily, until it finally stopping spinning.
    James’ eye caught my face. He put his hands out, “Evie!”
    I shook my head and snatched the gun from Luce’s hand. I fired at his left kneecap.
    He screamed out as crimson started to seep out from this beige, linen pants.
    Luce reached for the gun, but when she saw my face, she stopped.
    “How could you?” I asked just barely audible.
    His face crumpled as he held his knee, “Evie, please let me speak.”
    I shot at the other knee, missing. He dropped to the ground anyway.
    Servario walked away from the nearly falling-over Roxy and came up to me. He looked down, lifting my face up. He brushed his lips against mine, “Let me. You don’t want this memory when you look at your children,” he whispered into my lips.
    I nodded and stepped back. He pulled the gun from my hand and passed it back to Luce. She gave me an understanding look but Coop looked psychotic.
    “Is Mel here?” I asked past Servario’s back. He wasn’t looking at me, he was trying to crawl to his girlfriend, Roxy. She swayed as blood dripped from her bandaged hands.
    Finally James looked at me long and hard, “Your father did this, Evie. Not me.”
    I pointed, “Just kill him. I want him gone for real.”
    I turned and walked back to the helicopter.
    I heard the shot fire but I didn’t look back. Then the second one.
    I sat in the seat and waited. I wanted to look inside of the house. I wanted to know his secrets. I wanted it all to become clear to me but a voice, probably my father’s, told me I didn’t really want that.
    It told me that I wanted to let this one go. I would find answers in other places too. I didn’t just need these answers. These ones would haunt me for all my days.

Chapter Seventeen – Princess Evie

    The jet felt haunted as we crossed an ocean. I could only assume it was the Pacific. We were going to Asia. I wondered if he was taking me to an ashram. I needed it.
    I looked at Servario, trying not to see the sadistic fuck I’d seen in that room. He looked like I’d killed his cat, when he glanced over at me. “I’m sorry, Evie.”
    I nodded, “Me too. I’m sorry it was her.”
    Coop glanced over from the notes Servario must have taken while torturing her. “So Mel is dead. She was the one in the car.” That hurt. Mel too, had been used by James .
    I shook my head, “He didn’t need her anymore, because he had Roxy. Roxy, who wanted to find herself a millionaire like Servario .”
    Servario stood and walked to the front of the plane.
    Coop continued, “James was helping frame you to get your dad out of hiding. He had asked Roxy to take pictures of every meeting Servario went to. After your dad was dead, he and Servario met. Roxy got it on her cellphone so it must have been recent. It was the proof CI needed to use you to bring him out of hiding.”
    I frowned, “They knew he was in hiding all along? He’s been dead for a long time.”
    He shrugged, “Must have suspected something. Anyway, Servario beat her and broke her and she confessed. The plan was to take the money, leave you screwed and leave the kids with your mom. She actually said James never really cared what happened to the kids. He just wanted his easy life in his beach house with his blonde.”
    It didn’t even hurt anymore. Not even for my kids. I didn’t even care a little. I couldn’t. If I cared about one thing, all the emotions I was shutting off would find their way in.
    I sighed, “He was a douche nozzle.”
    Coop snorted, “Yeah. Dumb fuck. Who does that to their own family? Anyway, Servario used Roxy’s cell to text James and send the helicopter. James was expecting her to get off alone. They were going to start their new life together. Roxy had been letting him in on the progress of the fuck-Evie campaign. Apparently, he was quite satisfied with how it had turned out. You were a fugitive and Servario was forcing sex on you all the time and humiliating you.” His tone was filled with disgust.
    I blushed at that. My lips curled into a grim smile, “She was thorough.”
    Servario brought a tray to Luce and Jack and then one to us. It was filled with snacks and things. He smiled at me, “I’m so sorry, Evie. I had