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The best way to help Delray was a distraction I needed to get hiive hiht with these guys I looked around at e had on our side of the gate

I had my Escalade And…an entire a fast Taylor stayed right next toout sos and spray cans Then we trotted back to where I had soredients together, her eyes got even bigger, but she nodded

I pressed o farther down and toss these into the street I’ it’ll distract them When they run to check, be ready"

She nodded and moved her lips were to ate was locked I needed it unlocked And I neededwould have to happen within seconds, and I bit back a curse Mason was the thinker I wanted to text him, see where he was, but I didn’t have tiate into her hand "Be ready to unlock the gate as soon as the first booes off"

She nodded

I kissed her and went to nition Everything was good to go e had tonow fro to the in alone or with ainst dickheads frouys I didn’t think Delray had been involved with this crowd last year when I approached hi for a little fun This was not fun If I stayed to fight for very long, I kneouldn’t be good Everything had to o as far as I dared

And noas ti turned off in uys This had to be done I let out a breath and grabbed a lighter Jesus God Christ I prayed to all three We needed to get out of this alive

Opening the liquor bottles, I stuffed rags into the necks Before lighting the else in my pockets There had been so to die so and tossed it as far as I could over the gate and toward the assorted abandoned cars on the other side I didn’t wait before lighting the next, then the third and throwing the, then the shouts They’d seen the fire I braced

I lit and tossed the firecrackers, which sounded like gunshots Soainst it "Get down!"

The spray cans caht up the sky I didn’t light theate, but I tossed ’em and hoped they landed close to the soon-to-be-bo quiet I sprinted back toward Taylor I was halfway there when the first car exploded The air filled with shouting Taylor saw ate

She unlocked it and pulled it back as I raced to the Escalade, diving in and starting the engine She threw herself into the passenger seat just as I hit the accelerator

The only two still outside were Delray and the leader fucker--Rankin, I think Delray had called him that name I pushed Taylor down I didn’t want the leader to see her face as I braked between him and Delray