She rubbed her still sore throat and felt a pang of weariness. She didn't want to believe that another complication had arisen to give her the finger.
"Who's to say it isn't Espada who's shown a sudden and appalling interest in you? He did seem a little intrigued when you ran out into the fray at the ranch and kissed Ty like he was water and you were hella thirsty." Perez's laughing tone held a note of concern and wariness.
Despite his flippant attitude, he seemed genuinely worried about her.
Mari swore under her breath.
Perez shouldn't have to worry about her, he should be out, floating around, doing whatever it was he did to move his tasks along. The faster he completed his portion of their plan the sooner she could infiltrate La Rosa Negra's hideout and put a bullet between Espada's eyes.