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"I headed the team that found the key to the Library treasure site That was a dedicated effort Then your brother's hired terrorists tried to kille on the Lady Fla about
Now that was really a blunder I decided not to get et even
You're going to die, CaPesterre In anotherto lie as cold and stiff as your brother A damned small payment for the men whose hearts you cut out and all those children who drowned because of your insane power grab"
Capesterre's body tautened and the grief cleared froely as he spun around and crouched
Pitt had prepared for the attack The sword he'd snatched from the stack by the as already raised above his head He brought it down in a slashing sideways arc, Capesterre it-antically lifted the Colt Theup on Pitts head The glea lights The gun, with Capesten-e's hand clutching the grip, finger tightening on the trigger, see They rotated through the air, end over end, before dropping to the liether
Capestet's h the excavation Then he sank to his knees, staring duer a part of hi stream of blood
He knelt there, swaying side to side, the pain tightly held in check by shock He slowly looked up at Pitt with dazed eyes "Why this?" he whispered "Why not a bullet?"
"A small payment for a man by the name of Guy Rivas"
"You knew Rivas?"
Pitt shook his head "Friends of his told rave site not knowing they were burying only his skin"
"Friends?" Capesterre asked blankly
"MY father and a lanced at his watch again He stared down at Robeii Capesterre, but there was no pity on his face "Sorry I can't stay and help with the mess, but I have to run" Then he turned and headed for the exit tunnel
He took only two steps before he ca a pair of old and worn arues, stood in the center of the chaun that was pointed at Pitts stomach
"No need to hurry, Mr Pitt," he said with a heavy accent, his voiceanywhere"
Though they had been aware of a third party entering the tunnel, the sudden appearance of the er still took everyone by surprise in the Situation Rooan to loo played out deep under Gongora Hill