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“I didn't fuck hi forty thousand dollars out of me that he says you owe him—money I don't have, by the way So why don't you tell ?”

Cy shoved his fingers through his platinum hair, still cut short fro it wouldn't come to this”

“Come to what?”

He grabbed her backpack fro at her feet “You have to leave town Now”

“Hey, I would be if I didn't have Snips hounding et the cash from Mom and Dad You know they don't have any money”

“Mom and Dad are safe I moved them to Lake Havasu last ni

ght A buddy worked it so Dad got hired on with a plu crew there Mom's a block away from a dialysis-care unit”

The twin-thing went on full alert and a jolt of electricity charged down her spine “Cy, you better tellon Now”

He crossed his arlare, but said nothing

“Look, I know you supposedly can killto scare er into the middle of his hard chest “Spill it”

He ground his teeth “Snips is working his way up the chain of co et him promoted even faster”

“No offense, Cy, 'cuz you know I love you, but how does you owing forty K give him more influence?”

“I don't owe Snips a penny The bastard is trying to flushyou to do it The Callandriellos want hter and I' her alive You didn't really think I left the Corps to do odd jobs, did you?”

Little incongruities suddenlyout of touch so much The standoffish way he treated her whenever she asked as going on in his life “Thank God, I orried you were gaain So who do you work for?”

“That's not important”