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The guards herded the three prisoners to the stairs and into the jet

Taylor waited for the helicopter to take off again, then went over to Andreas and Georgios and told them to unload the cars

“S those beauties with pebbles from the tarmac”

The truckers carefully atti out onto the asphalt, and Taylor walked around them for a final inspection

“Think they’ll say anything about the fender bender?” Raven asked

MacD scoffed “And risk getting chewed out by Iron Britches? Not a chance”

Taylor paused at the rear of the Caddy, apparentlya decision

“Chair ready to open the trunk”

She didn’t expect an answer The Chairman and Tiny had to stay absolutely still so they wouldn’t be heard But they would have their weapons at the ready if the worst happened, and MacD was prepared to drive straight through the security fence to provide support if needed

Raven’s grip on the binoculars eased when Taylor ios to put the cars on the plane

“Chair”

First, the Caddy went in, then the Bugatti After they were tied down, the two transporters got back into the truck and drove away Raven’s last view of Taylor was of her in the cargo bay of the plane pressing the large red button to close the ramp door

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Juan and Tiny didn’t put down their suppressed pistols, keeping them aimed at the trunk lid in case Taylor decided to do a last- assault rifles on board knowing how easily the high-powered rounds could pierce the fuselage and cause an explosive decompression