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“Alive doesn’ther fork “The feds will capture hi bad wolf he is, I think for his final chapter, we should help him live up to his new reputation”

“Thisat all the bombs

“It was Darcy who gave me the idea with his little stunt,” she replied “Besides, you need the ti for their loved ones, your people can do what they have to do”

I paused, looking down at all the houses again My eyebrow raised as I realized these weren’t just any hostages—they were the families of police officers

“The police are not the best negotiators when civilians are on the line,” I muttered

“Which is why you have to use their family…or families,” she answered

“And how do you knoill say ant him to say?” I asked her

“Those ant to live will do anything to survive Especially if they’re strapped to a bomb,” she muttered the last part behind her cup “Would you like to do the honors? The code is our anniversary”

“Which anniversary?”

She shrugged I glanced up at Dino, who had stood like a statue, blocking the view of the phone andout e “Be ready”

I touched one of the houses, there were two old men strapped to their chairs; it was in the northern part of the city in Rearden A small box on the in the code was too easy One minute they were there, and the next, the screen was disconnected

“There are a lot of upsides to being Mrs Callahan,” Calliope s lose all their charm when you are so far away I mean, I planned so much, and I cannot even see the flames”

“It’s beneath our pay grade,” I said, putting the phone the table

“I know” She pouted, looking at me “But it’s not as fun”

A second later, all around us, like a descending arhout the restaurant, people turned to face us And we pretended as if we did not notice, or they were only looking out the e were The armored cars rushed past the restaurant and down the street Seconds later, alerts pinged from our phones