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“Jesus fuck” Anger had hiht above his head, the

“Take a fucking breath, prez,” Screw said “Your heartrates ju up The nurse will be in if you can’t calm your shit”

Fucking thief That was his kill Rusty was his He’d been fantasizing about the end of Rusty’s life for days Countless scenarios and plans, not one involving soer “They okay?”

“Mav’s good Banged up and pissed off, but that’s the worst of it Thunder broke a wrist, busted his nose, and has a concussion Lucky as shit, all being said”

“Who?”

“Mav was pretty sure it was Lefty Thank fuck a couple of our guys were close behind They startled hiht have bullets in their skulls, too”

Lefty Copper ran a hand down his face, wincing when it bumped his nose “Get Joe on the line forJoe’s o Lefty should have been on Copper’s fucking doorstep by now, not running around killing his men

Zach nodded and turned away, phone to his ear

Godda with his head Not the fact that Rusty was dead That was the only way this fairy tale would end, but Copper had wanted, no needed to be the one to pull the trigger Only one who deserved the kill more than hi her live with the burden of taking a life Copper needed the closure And to have Lefty be the one who took it fro done with this bullshit If Lefty wasn’t trussed up and waiting for hiot out of the hospital, there’d be hell co Joe’s way

“Here, boss,” Zach said, tossing the phone his way

Copper caught it easily Before he even had it to his ear, Joe was rushing to explain Thehim when he said his crew didn’t want trouble with the Handlers “We fucking had him, Copper, but we underestimated him Guy looks like a cheesy Rarowl of frustration had Copper believing Joe’s words

“What happened?”

There was a loud crash on Joes’s side like he’d thrown so across the room Copper understood the sentiment “We snatched hirabbed his unsuspecting ass, no probleuy killed two of my men and escaped”