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That push helped Drakeblade Unlike the rest of thee for the trip, as he already wore black froo Drake s on his balaclava Human traffickers were Drake’s favorite ladly put the paid, but a man needed to eat

Tank rose from the floor but had to bow his head in the back of the van “Pyro, do your thing Boar, you go fros has a sht not be alone”

“There was talk of hi a woot out of the car He could be a mean fucker, but with the bushy auburn beard and a wide s of their crew Useful when the job required one of theet

Pyro gave a short laugh and put on his own mask “Rape’s only business for hi? That’s what you’re saying?”

Drake kicked the van door open and got outside, his slender yet tall silhouette a huround of dark shrubs “Focus,” he said sharply, looking toward the squares of light ahead They were only minutes away from the old farmhouse The job should be easy and clean, since their es anywhere The bastard was to leave the fleshthe sack of bones could hope for was Tank’s bullet instead of Drake’s knife

“Braid,” Tank groaned at Pyro when he saw hi aout at the back? They’d had so many conversations about this, but no, Pyro refused to cut the braid off He had to be special Tank had once suggested Pyro was coance, but one broken nose later, Tank never ain

“Yes, Mom” Pyro waved at Tank dismissively, but tucked the hair under his collar and pulled on the hood He slapped Boar’s ass, and was off with a bag of explosives

The darkness slowed thes wouldn’t knohat hit him

Even at night, the white siding of the farmhouse was in stark contrast to the bare hills behind it and the lone tree that had grown so tall its naked branches would still provide enough shade during the day

Two cars were parked in front of the porch One—Riggs’s van The other—an elegant SUV, which had to belong to the lady he’d been seen with Tank frowned The longer he watched the building the less it looked like an appropriate place for a sensual date White paint was peeling off the facade, and one of the s hung on a single hinge Maybe the lady was a thrill seeker? Not that it was any of Tank’s business