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couldn’t look down, couldn’t meet her eyes again. I’d sentenced her to hell, and I didn’t even know her.
    “She looks innocent, but she’s wearing a whore’s dress.”
    I swallowed hard and looked again. She was talking to another girl on the dance floor. One hand tugged down on her dress. The innocence of the futile gesture made my heart clench. I’m sorry.
    “Yes,” El Alfa said, nodding. “I think it’ll be an easy one to train.”
    He clapped his hands, and one of his guards pulled out a pill bottle. He tossed it to me and I caught it.
    “What’s this?”
    “Drugs. Makes them willing. Bring her out back when you can, and we’ll leave from there.”
    I held the pill bottle tightly in my hand. Probably a date rape drug. I was aghast at how nonchalant El Alfa seemed to be about drugging girls without even knowing what dose to give. I supposed that he didn’t care if he killed a few of them, anyway. My pulse jumped up a notch and my fingers itched at my side where my gun was normally holstered. It was hard to keep my face straight.
    “Are you good, Americano?” El Alfa asked. His greasy mustache creased upward into a sick smile. “You have this under control?”
    “Of course.”
    Control. I breathed in, then out, remembering my training. I had to brace myself for what might be coming. Ten said that I would have to do El Alfa’s dirty work, and this was as dirty as I could have imagined. But if that was what it took to get rid of this asshole, I could handle it.
    I could handle anything.

Chapter Ten
     
    Jessica
    “Hey!”
    Mimi’s voice brought me back down to the dance floor. Her cheeks were flushed from dancing and alcohol, and her long dark hair swished over her shoulders messily. I realized that I probably looked just as ridiculous.
    “Where’s your new boyfriend?” Mimi asked.
    I shrugged.
    “I don’t know. He said he had to go.”
    “Bummer.”
    “Where’s April?”
    “Out back, puking up her third margarita. I swear, that girl is such a lightweight.”
    “She’s not alone out there, is she?” I asked quickly.
    “Nah, James is with her.”
    “Good.” I breathed out. I wasn’t a lightweight myself, but the bar here poured their drinks strong . The room was spinning whenever I turned around too quickly. I looked up again to see if the blond guy was still there up on the balcony, but there was nobody there.
    “Hello? Hello? Earth to Jessica?”
    “Sorry, what?”
    “Did you want to come out and smoke with us?”
    I frowned.
    “You don’t smoke, Mimi.”
    Mimi rolled her eyes and pinched two fingers to her lips, puffing her lips out.
    “Not cigarettes, dummy.”
    My jaw dropped.
    “You don’t mean… pot? ” I whispered the last word.
    Mimi burst into drunken laughter.
    “Claro que si!” she said, dancing around in circles and shaking her gold sequined hips. “La marijuana… la ganja…”
    “Shh! Isn’t that illegal here?”
    “Nah. It’s like, the national plant.”
    “But—”
    “I’ll see you later, okay? Or I’ll meet you back at the hotel tomorrow, just go with April and James.”
    Before I could protest again, Mimi had skipped off toward the front entrance. She caught a guy around the waist and he laughed, pulling her close for a kiss. She squealed and slapped his ass. They left the club, falling all over each other.
    Shit. I looked out to the front entrance, then back across the dance floor. April was outside, she’d said? I should go make sure she was okay. James was a good boyfriend sometime, but he didn’t have nearly the experience I did at holding back hair when a friend was puking up her guts.
    As I looked around, it seemed like Miguel was nowhere to be found. My best chance at a hookup was gone, and I didn’t really care. I wasn’t about to lose my virginity to some random guy in Mexico, anyway. I felt bad about not thanking him again for the drink, and my mom’s voice rang in my head— Always be polite! Be grateful!
    Well, I was grateful