grabbed Algernon's hand, haul

. The Rolls Royce was listing to one side, its alarm blaring. Secu

pointing toward the parking g

ccess road, dodging a shut

oared from behind them, carryin

ear of that man in the car-the man whose presence felt iden

away from the car and starte

Annelis

dragging the suitcases.

hem!" he

d near the entrance to the garage. With a gru

h other, creating a metal

rd slammed into t

dim concrete throat

w?" Annel

at his watch. "Exit 4. There is a taxi dr

enough, a yellow taxi was just pullin

assenger-a startled businessman-aside

rew the kids into the back

ash from her pocket-her emergency fund-and threw a hundred

eard, looked at the money, then at the pu

. "You got

hed away, tires smoking, leaving the b

l lights disappear into the traffic. His own secur

ands clenched into fists at his

im. "The car is disabled. The tires wer

about the car. He didn

iro. His face was

e boy?" Archiba

one who atta

ibald corrected. "The one wh

d. "The resemblance is

ped. "I want facts. I want to know who those childre

pulled up, ignoring Jenelle, who was no

cess the NYPD grid. Use the facial recognition softw

er seat, his heart pounding a

e image of the boy's face

e. The look

pi

as the one who had betrayed him. Why did she look at hi

whispered to the empty

le, hugging them so tight it hurt. She was sobb

ng her arm awkwardly. "We got away.

ise cried, kissing his dirty fore

ed, her eyes wide. "He smell

who had ruined her life. How could her ex-husband's enforcer smell ex

e knew the