Ricky violently backed the rig into the center of the garag

g in physical pain. "Hey! Watch

e front of the luxury car. She didn't bother looking for the latch rele

ling white steam explo

ack. She let the scalding mist wash over

over his chest. His dark eyes were locked onto

to the burning, complex maze of V12 engine wiring. Her fingers moved with

ter, she pulle

said coldly. "It locked

dn't even hook up an OBD scanner! You expect me to bel

eached into her toolbox and pulled out a massive

nged forward. "Are you out

hammer sliced through the air, missing Pierce's nose by an inc

ison brought the hammer

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te deep inside the engine bay. The plate shattered, exposi

res, his mouth hanging open.

top engineers in Washington needed hours and a million dollars in diagnostic

ainst the concrete. She grabbed a pair of w

ands. She twisted the copper together, bypassin

o the skin of her wrist

ce of electrical tape with her teeth

erked her chin toward the

ened the door, slid in, and

over instantly, settling i

at the smooth hum of the engine, his initial rage completely dissolving into a state of absolute, dumbfounded awe. He had never see

n the bench. She walked straight up to Graham. She he

price," sh

face. The sheer audacity of her demand m

ther stack of bills. Instead of dropping them into

ick, hard calluses at the base of her fingers. Calluses that di

she had been burned. Her eyes flas

r hands,"

but his eyes were entirely serious. "Skill

her pocket. "None of your bu

nuine, almost desperate respect. "Seriously, what's your

dismissive hand over her shoulder. She didn't

bach. He rolled down the tinted window,

am pulled a heavily encrypted satellite pho

and absolute. "Pull the background on the owner of t