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“This is Bull Tyler”

“Mr Tyler It is a pleasure This is Refugio Cabrera” He spoke good English but with a heavy accent Bull put the phone on speaker “You have fine sons They have been very brave”

“Can I talk to them?”

“Not just now But I assure you, they are fine We haven’t harmed a hair on their little heads Give ht OtherwiseBut ill not talk about that now”

“So tell me what you want, Cabrera”

“I think you know” The voice deepened, roughened “I want Rose Landro, the bitch who murdered my brother in cold blood Turn her over to o free”

“And if I don’t?”

Cabrera’s chuckle was the , we start with fingers, one by one, then et the picture”

Bull battled nauseating fear No doubt Cabrera would do what he said and more “She isn’t here If

I can bring her, tell me where and when”

“No if Not if you want your sons back alive There is an old barn on a back road south of the toith a dead tree outside Do you know it?”

“I know it It’s the old Gunther place”

“Seven forty-five One vehicle, just you and the woman No tricks and no police, or your boys will die All I want is the bitch who killed Lucho” The call ended with a click

The four people in the roo what had to happen next “I’ll do it,” Bull said “I’ll call Rose”

When the phone rang, it was Tanner who took the call “Bull, is there any news?” he asked, then paused and handed the receiver to Rose “Bull wants to talk to you,” he said