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Not waiting for a reply, I headed toward the entrance

Once again, I pressed the hard node under er I calculated how long it would take a rescue party to turn up If Franco had put the plan into effect before they took ht hours before the teao with six hours

Six hours to keep Lynx talking and away fro lass door The glass depicted a bare forest--tree skeletons in burnt oranges, browns, and blacks

A o to collect a slave filled a a woman as if it was a nor open I kept er hiding howhated the retard in front of ainst the dark red of his suit A black ht cri ridiculous His hair was the usual black elled into submission, while the shorter sides mirrored the sa on a date, Dante?" I raised an eyebrow "Dressed like that I’d say you’re fishing for ck not puy" He wasn’t gy--just a fking tosser trying way too hard

Lynx pursed his lips He hated that I knew his real nao, asking for help with planning peral racetrack in a low density area, I’d done led every skeleton, knew every torrid secret I also knew he’d sold his sister when he turned eighteen, all to gain access to the underbelly of trafficking

Nasty piece of shit

His black, soulless eyes glanced at my ruined dinner attire A s of my face and the multitude of bruises sustained froy, Mercer Or tonight ht’ve ended in a completely different way for you" He licked his lips "However, I could add so those lines to the activities if you wish?" He had no facial hair apart from a ridiculous chin strap I would happily carve it from his face and shove it in his mouth for such a comment

"I’d be careful, Dante Don’t want another curse added to your reputation"

"What other curse?"

I shrugged "The curse you’ve brought upon yourself by bringinghe looked older than his thirty-one years--ht You’reto put up with turf wars or killings"

He laughed loudly "You plan on killinghisfake And I don’t play ith fakes" Looking over hty Mercer inside"

A kick landed onforward With my hands bound, I couldn’t keep h screa A steel-capped boot crunched against the back ofmy kneecap into the stone floor

Fuck! I wanted to howl But I didn’t I ate the pain Devouring it just like I would hi against his crew My only chance was to drag this out until support arrived I wouldn’t sacrifice myself--not now I had so much to live for

Tess Shit, her scent filled ain I will

A foot kicked my jaw "Payback, asswipe" A river of blood ran down ether The agony fed ht, enough I need him conscious for the rest Pick him up," Lynx snapped

Wrath built faster I war patience

Two ht My eyes latched onto the closing door The an a countdown

Six hours and counting

Don’t do anything reckless Keep hio to to in the foyer The typical signs of drugs, weapons, and broken women were prevalent

"Like irls crawling into the entrance hall wearing nothing but a collar and pair of crotchless knickers Their eyes were down, their skin pale

My hands curled Purple bruises es, yellow stains of old abuse, and lazed their eyes

I doubted they’d been there for long but already they existed in a grave, waiting for their soul to give up so they could be free

"They’ll be " I already pictured the tenderness of Mrs Sucre feeding theether And Tess She would be there--lued every part of

Dante smiled--it was cold, malicious, and if I hadn’t dealt with bastards like hier felt their evil I absorbed it--waiting till I could boo theri aith any of hed "Your pride on the other hand will be a hile acquisition" Striding past the two collared girls, he kicked one in the thigh "This way We’ll have a chat before we begin business"

My hands alirls never raised their eyes, instantly following, crawling into the room off the foyer The walls were bare of any artwork or personality, painted in garish reds and golds with black carpeting

It was all one level--a sprawled out estate ensuring rooh away from the business hub so prospective buyers weren’t distracted by other wo, as if this wasn’t the end of h the fa of a gun dripping red hung above a fake fireplace with melted candles The room had three semi-circle couches, all with a s before the for pricks and paedophiles

Lynx sat down, patting the red leather beside hi a seat on the end of the couch My thigh still bled, but I had nothing to wrap it with I needed to put pressure on the wound--stop anys "The welcome committee isn’t needed I don’t want to watch any of your sick fetishes" He’d e froirl had been one I hadn’t been able to save She’d died that night fro as if I were a world-renowned coer in my direction, he added, "I know you’re not, Mercer I’ve heard the rus in relation to what you could do to a girl you own" He shook his head "I think it’s tiive in"

Snapping his fingers, the un to her head appeared Grabbing one of the girls from the floor, he threw her onto the podiuainst her hip Her hands slinked around the silver structure, eyes downcast and lost