I sighed. “Let’s call it.” I closed the box in front of me and put it back on the ground where I’d found it. I stacked another on top. “I hope this is all back where it’s supposed to be. We don’t exactly have any right to be here.”

Rourke frowned. “It should be fine.” He shook his head. “You have me doing illegal shit, Caster.”

“Last time, I swear.” We let ourselves out. “What’s next?”

“You coming to face Sarge and the chief. They’ll give you orders on what to do, and we’ll go from there. Don’t worry. We’ll toss these guys so far under the prison they’ll rot there.”

I let out a smile, but it felt awkward on my lips. “I know,” I said. “I need to run a few more errands. Can we meet up tomorrow before work?”

“You got it. Go home and try relaxing,” Rourke said as we slipped into his car. “Things are about to get crazy.”

I believed him. When I got back to Enzo’s apartment, I knew exactly what I was going to have to do. Even if it made my skin clammy.

I need to get out of his place.

Whether Enzo was lying or telling the truth wasn’t the problem. I was now officially on the team against him. There was no way I could go on sleeping in his bed and pretending to be happy when I knew what was to come.

I had to leave Enzo alone once and for all.

A bag was tossed down the stairs joining a pile of others. I didn’t have to go through them to know they were full of Tex’s clothes.

I took the stairs two at a time, racing against time. I stopped short of my bedroom to see Tex on his knees, trying to get Penelope to go in the cage.

“Come on, Pen. We have to hurry up.”

“What are you doing?” The words came out of my mouth, but I felt detached from my own body as I stared down at Tex.

He went still, Pen trotting away from him and over to me. I was unable to bend down and pet him, afraid one wrong move, and everything would shatter before me.

“Enzo.” Tex licked his lips as he faced me. His gaze dropped to the bags in my hands before they moved back to my face. There was a visible battle storming in his blue eyes.

Tex blinked, and the knot forming in my stomach tightened.

“Enzo, you knew this wasn’t going to last.”

“I didn’t.” My chest felt as if a knife was steadily piercing it.

“Come on. I’m a cop. I—”

“You are mine!”

Tex’s mouth snapped shut as he stared at me. How could this happen? This morning we’d been wrapped in each other’s arms, and now he was what? Planning on leaving me?

My heart rate picked up. I itched as if I was covered in ants. I knew it wasn’t true, but it didn’t stop me from involuntarily twitching as I fought the urge to scratch.