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“Just checking soun barrel’s angle, straight to the heart

A silencer had been attached to the barrel He was a cautious bastard; Dash gave him credit for that But only for that Otherwise, he was less than smart He should have realized the threat Dash was and killed him instantly If he could Instead, he wanted to play Dash liked to play And he knew for a certainty that his opponent would fall It was the way of the beast He could sense the weakness facing hilittered in the enemy’s eyes as the need for pain scented the air around him

“Who are you?” Beady eyes narrowed Thick, oily brown hair fell forward, fraent forehead

“No one ied as he allowed his lips to curl with insultingin morality that he would kill a child “Who are you?”

Dash watched the other man closely, the shift of the lanky body beneath the ill-fitting, though expensive, coat he wore, the confident manner in which he held his weapon The otherit the lazy way He wouldn’t expect to face a hed It was a shaht

“You’re being too nosy, dude” The surf boy accent grated on Dash’s nerves The casual disrespect of the attitude was reason enough to kill him

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p; “Not nosy enough aze carefully as he allowed his sain, didn’t she? Elizabeth’s smarter than you are, dude Back off now, before I have to take you down”

The challenge wasderision in his voice was clearly understood There was no fight here, no conflict The enemy’s blood would be spilled, period

Angry color filled the otherwith the need for violence as he stepped closer He would want to be closer, Dash thought, to be certain the bullet killed rather thaninto Dash’s eyes as the blood spilled from his chest

“She’ll be a tasty treat to the rest of us e give that little girl to the boss,” he sneered “You like her too, big boy? Too bad You’re dead”

The otheron the trigger

The knife slid fro his ar the blade across the tender fles

h of the enemy’s neck The other ular split beneath the blade

“No, dude You’re dead” He allowed the ani in the smell of blood, the bite of triumph