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I tried not to count how many

It was a poker ga their end I saw Carloni and two of my previous bosses There was anotherhiuy’s body had fallen back and slumped to the floor, a bullet hole in his forehead

There was one man still alive, and he cowered under the table

I swept over, seeing it was the dealer He met my eyes and raised his hands

I didn’t shoot hi for Jake to let him be

Jake whirled to take down the few re men at the outskirts of the room with Cavers

Raize was gone

A door at the back of the rooh it

I scanned the bodies, the room No Bronski

Where’s Bronski?

There was a last zap, and then Cavers was running, his footsteps like an entire herd of horses stah the door

The shooting began again

Jake had stopped to gather phones and wallets fro from somewhere—where he’d had that stashed, I didn’t know—and I helped him We did this to everyone in the room, the dealer as well once Jake knocked him unconscious I didn’t think that was necessary, but he didn’t shoot hi

Then we backtracked, going through all the downedto the first floor

When we got to an exit, Cavers cah first, leaving the door open

Jake followed I was next

Cavers tookand dropped it into his ohich was now opened, but he was zipping it closed

Where’s Raize?

Where’s Bronski?

I didn’t ask We’d done all of this in cole file, back to the truck Cavers got behind the wheel Jake ju me up as I threw myself in behind him

Then ere off

Cavers put the truck in reverse

I gripped the side to brace ht into the next alley