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“Naasir says he can handle the one on the Upper West Side,” ca with hi up, she shared the address with Janvier, and the two of thee on it when she checked it after they parked a block down froed to Penelope’s aunt “The vehicle’s registered to Marie May,” she told Janvier as they got off the bike “Guild’s put out an alert” It would go out to cops, Tower personnel, any hunters in the vicinity

Janvier, having hung their helmets on either side of the handlebars, stared down the street “I don’t think that’ll be necessary”

Following his gaze, Ashwini saw it “Son of a bitch” A black SUV with tinted as parked directly across from the house

No way in hell was that a coincidence

“We can’t wait,” she said “He’s already had those to in a request for urgent backup

She looked at the building “You know that cliet up to that third-floor , figure out a way to get inside?”

Janvier followed her gaze to the closed but not particularly secure-looking“Child’s play”

“You go in, work your way down I’ll enter through the front” She caught his scowl, shook her head “I’ll go in like I’ht after the trauio’s crimes”

“It’s still a risk”

Ashwini smiled So did Janvier Then they split

She walked down the sidewalk and up the steps to the front door of the house, while Janvier went left and over the fence of the house on the corner By the tiured he had to be cli the side of the house

When no one answered on the first ring, she leaned on it, acting irritated for the benefit of the surveillance camera trained on the doorstep Meanwhile her sto so horrible that she had to shove it aside or she wouldn’t be able to function Glancing at her watch at the continued lack of an answer fro Penelope She heard it ring inside the house before it was silenced The door swung open five seconds later

No gold choker or silk top this tith robe of deep blue was richly e and her cheeks flushed “Sorry about the wait” A slance down, simply smiled as if she’d sed the excuse “I wanted to check up on you,” she said, wondering what lay in the darkness of the hallway behind the woman who played aide to a sadistic psychopath “Brooke told us you ht be here e couldn’t find you at the hotel with the others”