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They all nodded in unison

“I’ I find out any of you stepped one foot outside this house…”

“We won’t, Copper Pro, Shell’s voice held a note of tremor

“Let’s roll, Cop”

“Thunder’s on his way in and Monty is already outside They’ll keep you safe” With a nod for his wife, Copper disappeared out the door leaving all five of the at each other with one question written all over their faces

Safe from what?

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

THE FANTASY PLAYED out right before his eyes In his head, it was so fucking easy Reach out, wrap his fingers around Crank’s throat and squeeze until the motherfucker’s eyeballs popped fro shade of purple as second by second, he ran out of oxygen

Somehow, despite the way he could feel the ertips, ScrewCrank But, oh, hoanted to He squeezed his fists so tight, his blunt nails dug into his pal a host of crescent shaped indents

“Yo, Crank, this here is the guy I was telling you about, Luke”

“Hey,his hand, but nothing in his face showed any signs of recognition, which was the most important point “How do you like e have to offer?” He asked, sweeping his hand toward a group of woether Their hands ran over each other’s writhing bodies in a way that let every

For the first time since they’d pulled onto CDMC property, Screw took a full breath Crank didn’t knoho he was He and Gumby wouldn’t be shot on the spot or tossed in a dank basement to await certain torture

He pasted a lecherous grin on his face “So sweet” He eyed the ladies, if they could be called by such a ter as he could reht of the half-naked wo up on each other He sure as hell wanted Crank to think he was though “Pretty sure I’ll be leaving here with a smile on my face”

Beside hiht the words were legit

“I got one every night, htly busted nose et for Screw’s fist

“This is my buddy, Will”

Gumby nodded “Hey”

Crank barely spared hiain “Squirt tells me you live in Knoxville”