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ugh the thick afternoon heat
hood of a wrecked Mustang, motor oi
his hand. His eyes were wide. He couldn't keep up with her hands-the
gled knot of cabl
it roared to life, the deep rumble
t, stepping back. That enginefilthy rag onto the hood. Her fac
cell phone started vibrating violently. Thest coated the back of her throat. She wiped a s
around in the
age. Arrogant. Impatient. The voice of
h and reached for a half-emp
rrow morning," Sterling ordered. "No excuses
tab and popped it open. The sh
she said, fl
e from the other end. Sterli
he snarled, his voice climbing.
icy burn slid down her t
g dropped his voice to a lethal register, "I will permane
hit her like a
minum shrieked and crumpled. Cola spilled ov
ng the tool rack. The air in the garage turned heavy. H
She needed that trust fund. Not for the money, but for the safety deposit bo
uscles to uncoil
w," she said, her voice dropping back to a
play games with me, Allison. You have
ne wen
rushed can across the room. It slammed into the me
ing back to those people?" Ri
m the magnetic strip. The blade caught the dim light. She bent dow
," Allison said softly, "I'm t
ubbed the oil from her hands. The cold water rushed over her left wrist, washing o
was dropping. The a
it dry. It scratched the back of her throat. Within seconds, the freezing sensation in her vein
on the wall, shoved her arms into the sleeves, and zipp
motorcycle and pulled her matte black helmet over her head.
ycle tore out of the dirt lot and shot i
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