His Stripper, Their Obsession

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ring around his finger idly. With a lazy flick of his hand, and two soldiers moved forward, yanking the gags from th

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chilling. "Where's

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g, theatrical sigh. He rolled his e

th disbelief. "I gave you three extra months.

shirt with precise, almost obsessive movements. Then, withou

ing on the floor, the ropes cutting into his

ach more vicious than the last, until the

d a briefcase in hand. Marco popped it open with a knowing grin,

dened. "Let's play

ols, fingers dancing dramaticall

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ched beside

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. A small splatter of blood stained the cle

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d. "Eenie, meen

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man, Adriano twirled

or. He shuffled backward on hi

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't even blin

hly. A third pried open his mouth

th the man's panicked, pleading eyes.

then he twisted, then he pull

the warehouse, raw and primal. Bl

er. Then a third, taking his time, hu

ip, Adriano stood, wiping a fleck of b

layed the game once more.

landed on

t from hand to hand li

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toward th

eye-a movement too subtle

h his bindings. A small knife, slick

's eyes

ld react, it was

ier's nose with a sickening crack, snatched the fall

se exploded

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rough the haze of gunpowd

e the noise. "Don't

gone, swallowed b

, Luca, Enzo, and the rest

ights barely reaching the broken asphalt and weed

back. Guard the other two. Everyone el

d out through the maze

straining for the slightest sound. The cool metal

his heart poundi

crunch of

came from behind him b

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