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Edilio’s eyes opened wide

"See, the situation has changed rapidly," Lance said in a parody of a newscaster’s voice "So, now, ladies and gentlemen, e have here is a Mexican standoff You squeeze one off, Edilio, chances are I can still get the kid Bang"

"You should understand what a Mexican standoff is," Turk un and aimed it at Astrid "See? Now it’s evenwell Forever So no one is even paying you, wet-back You need to walk away Run before the iht forht all end

A simple act of murder

What kind of life did he have? Was Little Pete’s life worth all of this? Was it worth Edilio dying? Was it worth the many more deaths that would surely happen? Was it worth all of the in this violent, foul, God-forsaken FAYZ?

"Go ahead," Astrid said flatly She let her pistol drop to the sodden carpet It splashed "Go ahead Shoot him Kill Little Pete"

• • •

Diana and Caine had made love severalbedroo out from photos taken with Leo DiCaprio, Natalie Port, Heath Ledger, and a bunch of people ere probably famous but looked more like they were businessman types

Diana was in the kitchen, wearing a robe and slippers and heating soland clam chowder A quesadilla Ato co about food

Diana had not intended it to be this ith Caine Soined the one time, but not an endless series of sequels But Caine’s appetite had not been sated He had co, before the sun was even up

So to like Caine Love? She didn’t even know for sure what that e He wasn’t exactly lovable And once you knew the real Caine, he wasn’t even likable

Diana had always found Caine fascinating And she’d always found hier Hot in a cold sort of way, if thathim now That was her usual attitude toward Caine, at least that’s what she’d always told herself: he was useful A girl like Diana, a girl who enjoyed taking risks, who enjoyed sticking a knife of wit and cruelty into other girls at school, who enjoyed taunting the panting horirl like that could use a strongprotector It would take a suicidal guy to cross him Even before Caine had started to develop powers, he was the kind of boy other boys steered clear of He wasn’t always the biggest or the toughest-looking, but he was always the most determined The most ruthless You knew if you messed with Caine, you’d suffer for it

She supposed, if she had to be serious, that she’d long ago developed genuine emotions for hi Soht was sick, in a way

Emotions But not what she felt nohatever this was

Diana plated the quesadilla and poured the soup into a bowl She set it all on a tray and carried it upstairs She knocked, opened the door, and placed the tray of food in front of a sleeping Penny It was like feeding a dog