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"Have you seen any money?"

"Not your concern, boy," he snapped

"Okay, fine Did anything seeed since the last ti to clearthe safety on his Beretta "It’s not your concern"

"Well, we’re kind of at an impasse here," Jesse contended "Do you really want to stand here pointing guns at each other until soerously in the light spilling through the"I got nowhere else to be, kid And I got numbers on my side"

"Not anymore," Jesse inforun pointed at Jesse, Lee pulled an iPhone out of his pocket Jesse hoped he would stare at the screen long enough to ruin his night vision, giving Jesse an opportunity to attack, but the old MC president simply pressed down the button and said, "Call Jonesy" He held the phone to his ear, listening, Jesse iuy, pretty young?" Jesse asked Startled, Lee nodded

"Dead"

"Did you kill hie, but there was some confusion there, too He could tell that the situation felt all wrong, but he couldn’t put his finger on why, and he didn’t want to shoeakness Dauy’s press

"Not exactly," Jesse said "One of my companions Do you knohat Oskar has hidden in the basement?" he added quickly, before the older man could blame him for the death

Lee didn’t respond, which probably e kids, from USC Oskar wants to whore theet uess," Jesse went on "Our pal Oskar told you he would set you up with a whole new brothel, somewhere in the valley Oskar will even provide most of the capital You run the business by day, he takes over at night Aun ar to tremble "Movies too?" Jesse prodded "I heard you run a little light porn He promised you exotic stuff, didn’t he?"

Instinctively, the MC president lifted the phone again, probably to call his other backup, but he fu onto the sidewalk He stepped away fro doard

"You’re calling down too erous voice "Soirls and torches their house? It was all over the news What do you think’s gonna happen when you and Oskar try to whore theiving up on the phone for the moment "They came to him after the accidental fire The publicity will die down in a few days--"

Jesse snorted "You’re suy who kidnaps four girls and kills eight otten any older in twenty years I don’t knohat Oskar did for you before, and I don’t care He’s bad news, and if you let hi you into this brothel venture, he’ll feed you to the cops the first chance he gets"

For the first time, Lee looked unsure of hi about this is fucked up, but how do I know you’re telling me the truth any more than he is?"

"You’ve seen my book," Jesse said "You must know people with the cops You can call theunshot came from inside the Mock-Donald’s, and both Jesse and Lee auto A second later, there was a bloodcurdling screaht a blur of speed out of the corner of his eye Too high to be Shadow Too fast to be Scarlett "Look out!" he yelled to Lee, but it was too late A vaun arm He used the arms to wrench Jesse and the MC president violently toward each other, causing their heads to sether

This hy Shadow had disappeared: she’d been hunting the vaered backward, his hand involuntarily releasing the gun Fireworks of pain bounced around the inside of his skull at the point of iathered his wits enough to crouch and feel around for the Glock

"Must you?" the vaun away, and then delivered a vicious kick to Jesse’s abdoroaned "You must be Oskar"

"Hardly," the va to be around thirty "We haven’t officially met," the vampire added "I’m Frederic"