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Pablo kept his face bent to the h he watched from the corner of his eye The limo came on at its same crawl

As Maria reached the spot where she’d started, the li body, and blocked the road

Maria slaazine fell "Gun it Get around them"

Maria started to, but she h a yard and around the limo, they’d chase her, stop her, maybe shoot her and Pablo both Besides, she had a better idea

"No," Maria said

"Shit, wouessed that Wonder what he’s doing here, and not holed up in his house?"

"I don’t care Aw, damn it"

Four men exited the limo They wore casual clothes, jeans and polo shirts, no business suits in sight They looked like Texas business at their properties, except that three of the uards All four wore guns in holsters on their belts, no hiding them

The fourth man was shorter and slimmer of build than the others, had a thick shock of salt-and-pepper hair, and ire-rih money and confidence that he felt no need to dress to impress, until he turned his head and looked at Maria

The cold in his eyes asp At five paces away, the chill of him seeped over her, a man with no reuards to open fire on the truck, killing her and Pablo without a word, even in front of the construction workers, and walk aithout worry

Pablo’s hand went down his jeans to his ankle holster, but Maria put her hand on his aret off at least two shots before they can"

"Wait"

Pablo startedMary, the ht they were invincible because they ran with Shifters Maria ignored him, opened the door of the truck, and hopped out She spread her hands and kept them out to her sides so they’d see she had no weapons

Even so, two of the bodyguards drew pistols, holding the theuns didn’tI could speak with you"