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en found. If they know where we

firm but exhausted. "Then

ling a rabbit from a hat-she yanked out my

d've hidden

is? How many more are there? Why the hell do you-how man

ne breath," I cut in, sarcastically. She was interrogatin

erything. After b

" she snapped, voi

dramatic puppy eyes. Normally she'd

y sat down with a hiss and an eye-roll, stil

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gs. We're lea

hot me a look like I'd j

er-yep, ther

pon. "Just a few days ago, I asked to go back to Genoa-to visit my mom, remember

closer. The

l missy," I warned, backing u

about what you said earlier, isn't it? About them... finding me

answer. I

t

t know. And she shouldn't h

th my foot. A loud click echoed through the hall as a secre

hit th

her mouth. "You always sai

inting. The wall clicked again-and a larger door

in, silent n

iper rifles-organized with deadly precision. A wall of monitors

ERIC

ang from

ap coming. Instead, she marched in, silent now, sca

ve to say i

n watch

ry

. Her fingers brushed a polish

ut that down," I sa

scared. Okay-may

orried she might h

s was more dangerous than

he muttered. Her expression cracke

u

n the dark. Hated

plain, it

hone

ll. The voice on the other en

foun

o move-NOW

bed he

it-what's happening?

No expl

e, kicking a

t stop, we'd

ed the tranquilizer dart from my

Mave..." she whis

my arms before she

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no time to

what little evidence I had left on Ndrangheta,

ck the house, steal data,

at them

o texted

kseat of the car. She was

trunk. Weapon

lit the

tched

ed to smoke. This was our ho

arget. And home...

nched my jaw, and drove

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