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The first was the day I married you

Though he didn’t say the words, Shell heard the across the distance

Crank snorted “Fuck off That shit supposed to scare er and badder than you and lived to tell the fucking tales”

The man was a fool if he doubted what Copper had done to Lefty or the Handlers’ ability to do the same to him Shell hadn’t learned specifics, she wasn’t ever privy to the nitty-gritty details, but she’d known Copper and Rocket had killed Lefty in a spectacular fashion Maybe it made her heartless, or evil, but she’d only experienced one eht while she laid in his arms

Pure fucking relief

The sa she’d feel once he did the same to Crank and his president And he would Because men like those who er for rew, so did their atrocities

“Enough fucking around,” Copper said even though it had seeo “Here’s how this shit is gonna go I’ll give you one minute to walk the fuck away from the women If you haven’t moved, you’ll be taken out If you have a lick of sense and leave, what happens after that will be up to your president If he’s lookin’ to get bloody, stick around town If he wants his et the fuck off my turf”

Shell sucked in a breath She’d seen Copper in president h times to know the threats weren’t idle Her ol’ man meant every word out of his mouth If the Chrome Disciples stayed in Townsend, there’d be hell to pay

Handler’s style

Shell could only stare at the back of Crank’s head, but she i laugh coauntlet had been thron, she strained to hear every word said She needn’t have bothered Words weren’t necessary The ave a pretty clear indication of his intentions

“Or, I could just end this right now” Without so ht arh her blood had finally dipped below thirty-two degrees Not breathing, not even daring to blink as though the tiniest disturbance in the airfloould cause hier

On the other side of Lindsey, Toni stilled, then sucked in a sharp breath Lindsey didn’t react Not even a twitch The teen’s eyes re heavily on Toni’s shoulder If this continued irl out

When she shifted her eyes front again, Shell’s heart rate skyrocketed As though they wereweapons frouns out and at the ready