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"When the Major returns, you can tell him that you did your job There was an altercation, it’s over now, and I’m safe If he asks about details, tell hihed "Would you like to render soan say you could help ather the dead people and identify as many of them as possible Soood to ID the teleporter an uses and notify the authorities that a violent confrontation took place between House Madero and Baylor faal departreat, because I need to be ho, and I can’t spend the rest of the day in the police station being interrogated I also need phone numbers for the Madero family and Victoria Tremaine I’d like new tires for the Vault It’s worth two hundred and fifty grand and we’re going to take it ho has been taken care of and the authorities release us, I would appreciate an escort home That should keep the Major happy"

"Yes,texted the two phone numbers, one for House Madero, ruled by Peter Madero, and the other for Victoria Tremaine’s rented penthouse office suites at Landry Tower I sat on the curb next to Leon and watched Rogan’s peopleMadero would be simpler I’d looked them up after Dave’s attack House Madero consisted of Peter Madero, the patriarch, as in his seventies; his daughter-in-law Linda; and her sons David, Frank, Roger, and fourteen-year-old twins, Ethan and Evan Roger wasby Dave and Frank, their grandpa Peter would be nasty and tough as nails First, he sent his grandson after arandson Peter didn’t give up easily, but he didn’t survive this long without some wisdom

I dialed the number and put the call on speaker

"House Madero," a woman chirped into the phone

"This is Nevada Baylor Let me speak with the Head of the House"

"And who the hell are you?"

"I’m the person who just put Frank into the ER Put the call through"

There was a pause, then a gruff male voice came on the line "So you’re the bitch Tre Your family is short on brains, so I’ll say this slowly Frank is in the Houston Memorial ER I put hiht twelve people with hiht of your people are dead Four ran off I’ whore"

"That will be Prime whore to you"

Peter Madero choked on his own spit

Rivera and Leon stared at me

"I don’t know if Trereedy and stupid, or if she has sohter Flesh and blood Think about it"

"I ain’t scared of you or your randsons has both ar I need to know if you’re going to drop the contract or try again Because if you’re trying again, I’an’s people take custody of Frank"

"I’ll tear your throat out and shit down your neck"

"You didn’t survive to your seventies because you er after roithout a father You know it, and I know it Who’s left? The twins?"

"I’ll do it myself"

"No, you won’t You had a triple bypass three o Frank and Dave both could barely breathe three ht you, I’ll just run circles around you until your body gives out And then where would the family be?"

"You stay out of my business!"

"I need a decision about Frank I can’t sit here all day Also, what do you want to do about your dead people?"

"You givethe contract"

"No, that’s my bus I earned it fair and square"

He swore

"Just admit you’re beat, you cantankerous old bastard"