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“Why not?”

I nibbled while keeping my eye on the clock As we inched toward showtier and spruced up Grabbed my Poker for Dummies–type CliffsNotes and willed my hands not to shake as I clutched it

Kyle backed out of our space and headed down the hill, navigated the roundabout, and drove up the road to Cliff Castle He parked in the east lot One of our agents was in the west lot and the other had left his car under the valet ra on a bench and reading the paper Nothing out of the ordinary there Plenty of people had stepped out for so their money into the slots

I’d be lying if I didn’t find the intrigue a bit exhilarating Maybe it was because I felt I had decent coverage with Kyle and the agents Maybe it was because this was et a bit of vindication after all he’d done to us

That did not quell my fear over how badly I could screw this up—or how furious Dane and Amano would be when they discovered e’d done, or attempted to do

But I sihtAmano had as well Kyle, too

So I took a few cal, waiting for Agent Price’s cue from his bench He’d alert me as to when to head to the entrance

I waited ih a few too many minutes ticked by

“Kyle, what time is it?” I whispered into the mic implanted in my bra

“Take it easy” I heard hi hair covered Thankfully, it was a moderate day, temperature-wise Gloomy, but not windy or rainy No storusts to blow my hair back, away from my ear

“Are you sure we didn’tout?” I wondered

“Not a chance,” Price said “He ”

I paced along the ay A routine I would have guessed he’d slipped out the side entrance, but Kyle would have seen him, since that was the lot where he’d parked

My exhilaration waned, to be replaced by apprehension The more appropriate response, I knew I shouldn’t have been excited over this confrontation to begin with Noorried whether it would even happen

I forced le the booklet innoruilty as sin because I was up to so