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rete wall behind her. Three men in black suits charge

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blestones and snapped. Without breaking stride, she kicked of

h of the alley. Two tall bodyguards cut through a si

d around her slender wrist, squeez

tell the press it was a

lip, used his pulling momentum to pivot, and drove her b

slammed onto the rough co

ed right palm and slapped him across his greased

er marks swelled on his right cheek, a trickle

own at him, her

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it! Gr

ed him into the brick wall. Rough brick scraped her elbow, drawing bright red beads of bloo

right headlights sliced through the rain mist. A cust

scrambled off the

old back, just ke

pile of crates, their finger

ight into the lane toward the slowing Maybach

akes. The tires skidded s

umbled headfirst onto the plush alpaca

e didn't even look up. Her whole body was still turned toward the window, her breath fogging

ees stinging against the carpet, and she pressed he

the window and pounded on th

Hand over

k. When he saw the low-digit black political-busin

round, his eyes widening behind rimless ti

Get out of the

nding fists and Judd's pale face in the rain. She was too terrified t

ripped the s

the security team t

rembling woman sprawled at his feet, on the bloodstain on her arm and th

lightly, his thin lips

ruining m

on the hood. His face went pale, and he frantic

ed his long index finger onc

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