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“Tell Mr Dare that he won’t be alive to see it when it happens”

Ellie gasped then in understanding He wasn’t just there to abduct them He had been hired to kill theht follow the of them before help arrived

“He’s planning to kill us!” Sable screa for all of you!”

Sable was so predictable She was always concerned about everyone else

Seth aiun at her head and barked, “Maybe I’ll start with you” He cocked his weapon “Considering what you’ve done and where you came from, I bet there’s a nice bonus in the works for your head on a platter Bet that ole Dixie mafia creould love to have proof of your demise”

“Justin, I love all of you Tell the her phone at their abductor

He dodged the cellular bullet and laughed “So she has a telared at the others “I want theain”

Chapter Seven

“Give us soage rack, and hopped in the blue four-door that Harley was driving He rolled the n and looked over at Allister, clearly awaiting his signal After only a rew impatient “We don’t have ti

ers in the air, he quickly jabbed theo

Allister followed Harley’s lead, racing out of the parking lot with Ryan right on his bu to assist thee claih places, and Detective Bane Brice, a forent, must’ve had buddies with plenty of pull He’d always boasted about owed favors and apparently he’d called all of them in at once

“Talk to an yanked his seatbelt over his shoulder

Allister checked the rearview mirror “Keep an eye on Ryan back there, Markie”

“He’s still with us,” Markie assured hi “Why anyone put him behind the wheel in a catastrophic situation is the mysterious multi-million dollar question I wouldn’t ride down the street with him Why he can’t—”

“Markie!” Allister couldn’t take Markie’s babbling at the moment “Please Just sit back there and do your job Make sure Ryan doesn’t lose us until we find out where we’re going”