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"Money, power, ent–"

"She got too close Hell, she was sharper than you Walkers She had to be dealt with Just like you"

"And my brothers?"

"Will never knoas involved"

"Ouch," a familiar voice said "Don’t pull so hard"

Luke’s blood ran cold at the sound of Julie’s voice She appeared on the stairs, being pulled forward by another one of Hendrix’s men

"Look e have here," Hendrix said as she was shoved toward hi her up and down and flicking a taunting glance at Luke "Perhaps I can saoods before we do aith her"

She didn’t react, as if she kneould please hiured out it was him, and I tried to warn you"

"Better late to the party than never," Hendrix said and winked He walked towards her, stopped directly beside her "You certainly will liven up this little party How should we get started?"

"Touch her and you die," Luke promised, his voice low, lethal "You’re dead anyway, Hendrix"

Hendrix gave an exaggerated laugh "I hardly think you’re in a position to bethreats" He looked at his watch "The next train will be here in five minutes" He called over his shoulder "Pull the car to the exit"

"Luke," Julie said "There’s so I should have told you and I didn’t"

"Shut up!" Hendrix said, and cut a look to theher "Deal with her"

The man slapped her Julie yelped with the pain, and pressed her hand to her cheek

Hendrix suard "Tell Marco the journal was destroyed before we could get to it Make it convincing"

"All this so you don’t get in trouble with Arel over that damn journal," Luke said "You really are a sick hed "I am what I am, and that’s smarter than you"

The wind picked up as faint sounds of the approaching train huo," Hendrix said to the uns on Luke motioned for him to move forward Hendrix and two other men were already headed up the stairs The odds just iuard and Julie’s to dispose of The trick wasLuke’s guard shifted his eyes toward it, and gave Luke the opportunity He grabbed the un hand with his own, and fired on the other guard Before he ever hit the ground, Luke had turned, taken the gun fully from the man he still held and put a bullet in hi the area for anyone else "Grab the other gun," he ordered Julie, "and if in doubt, use it"

The subway car came to a stop and Luke rotated around to point his weapon Jesse caun raised, and fired at the stairs Ato the pavement