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“Guess I wasn’t in a mood to be touched”

“Have that problem with Maya?” she chirps

I glare at her for a second before returning my attention to the road

“Touchy Touchy,” she says around an amused drawl

“Drop it,” I warn

“Or you know, you could just go get her You’re going to be at war no er no ether”

“Not until we have Herrin handled,” I say while bristling

“Herrin is of no consequence Even with his best sources, he’d never figure out who Maya is And the Families would obliterate him before he even found Phillip to strike up a deal He’d know that If anything, Herrin would fear you more if he found out Blackbird was teamed up with you”

I say nothing as we drive, because I refuse to let her twist this andMaya aas pointless

“This is it,” I say e’re parked a safe distance away “We walk from here”

She follows me out of the car, and because we need to be stealthy, she says nothing as we hike through the patch of desert that spans for almost a mile, and finally coe

We both peer around, and I mentally curse There are twice as many men here today If not three times as many

I jerkseen I half wonder if they saw us coht It’s doubtful I can spot all of them

“Lot of security,” Sarah whispers

“Possibly triple the aht,” I say just as quietly

I peer around the edge again as a guy walks out of the warehouse with a cigarette lit and hanging out hisoff him like it’s just any other day

Sarah backs back up, shaking her head

“Why would they triple security?” she asks in a hushed tone

I shrug, because I’ s

I glance around, noting the spotlights seeh Not the desert

Sarah and I both silently start trekking back, waiting for guns to fire at any ht Seeht, not so much