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"Peri?" Allen’s steps were silent on the carpet "We don’t have to do it this way"

"You lied to me!" she exclaimed from behind the chair, then wondered if she should pretend to have been hit "Jack isn’t corrupt You are You and Bill!" But if Jack wasn’t corrupt, thatto help you," Allen said, and Peri looked under the chair to see his dress shoesacross the room Four men, and only a questionable assist from Silas She desperately didn’t want to draft She’d left her pen on the bathroo boots; she wouldn’t break her foot sla it into thick male skulls

Peri stretched to reach the tray under the empty ice bucket on the desk There was a soft thu it open by the sound of it "Get him in the van," Allen said, and she rose up with her tray, screa Silas into the hall dropped hiot a shot off, and she deflected it, howling as she front-kicked his middle, then spun to hit the side of his face with her boot as he conveniently dropped it doithin easy reach His weapon was there for the taking, and Peri yanked it fro to the floor to avoid the volley of darts

One scored on her coat, and she left it there as she shot at the over Silas and out into the hall

"I’ht," she said, then threw the gun to Silas He caught it like a field agent, and she smiled, eyes fixed on Allen’s as there was a sudden commotion in the hallway, then silence

"And don’t co her s the man who’d tried to shoot her as she moved closer to Allen--and Allen backed up, hands upraised and eyes wide under his curly black hair His long face was even longer in alarm "How?" she barked

Silas found his feet and leaned heavily against the doorfrao," he panted

She held out her hand, and he threw the gun back Allen moved while it was in the air, and she went after hiun hit the floor

"You lied tonumb as Allen blocked her punch

"Just … listen," Allen pleaded, and she planted a vicious side kick on his knee

Mouth open in a silent cry, he went down, clutching it Peri back-kicked the guard grasping for the dart gun, then she reached for Allen’s arm as he shakily went for whatever was in his belt holster

"No one lies to ers At least three

Allen cru at her in shock as he cradled his hand close

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