oom. The hallway was relatively quiet
the heavy wooden door of the boys'
d deep into the pockets of his uniform trouser
rled into his signature sneer. He opened his m
the door to the girls
d in dirty water from the floor. Her hair was a tangled mess, and masca
d up. She saw
She scrambled backward, almost tripping over her own feet, an
ped chewi
forth between the terrifi
look in Tinsley's eyes. It wasn't emba
n three long strides. He stepped direct
do in there?" Holt demanded,
wn at her shoes. She pushed
ice trembling with the fake Rust Belt accent. "I
laugh. He took a step closer
t buy this little innocent bunny act
wly raise
ing. She dropped t
Holt dead i
ft in her gaze. It was the look of a predator staring at a very loud, ve
inctively took a half-step backward. What the hell was that? For a second, she didn't look like a scared
. The terrifying aura vanished. She hunched her shoulders,
sat alone on a wooden benc
pulled out a sleek, black smartphone. It wasn't the cheap flip
h a single text messa
park in Brooklyn tonight. B
lew across the d
y and pulled out the cheap flip pho
on a project. Don't need a
instantly. Stay safe. D
phone shut, her fa
he bypassed the security cameras with practiced ease, sl
she reached a nondescript brick building. She walked d
igit code into the keyp
e underground safe ho
jeans. She walked into the small bathroom and used a harsh chemical s
he main room. She pullcing suit. The material hugged every curve of her body, ac
own a matte black, carbon-fiber motorcycl
the room and yanked a heav
ack Ducati Panigale V4. It was a monster of
seat. She slid the key into
uttural growl that vibrated through
the chin strap. She reached up and pulled the
wisted the throttle, shooting out into the neon-
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