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r />Re out of the dark sky fro for an i crunch on the h a head shot would have s much easier, it would have also likely killed the man, a complication they didn’t need

Even as thethe rebar froed ahead Arain his balance and had alht hiht flew up and away, the for toward Ted From the corner of his eye Sam saw Reether they started running

The stranger was lying on his back, half sunken in the ht That uppercut should have solidly shut off his lights Saht hand

The sirens were co closer now, not two minutes away

Saht and cast it around until he spotted thethe tip of his shoe, Sam pried it free, slipped the top of his foot beneath it, and kicked it far into the trees

He turned back and shined the light into the ainst the glare His face was lean and weathered and he had small, mean eyes and a nose that had clearly been broken e of his nose across his right eyebrow and ended just above his teht But cruel, too The eyes told him that much

Sam said, “Don’t suppose you’d care to tell me who you are or why you’re here, would you?”

Theaway the cobwebs, then focused on Sah his Russian was passable for tourist purposes, he didn’t recognize the word Still, it was a safe bet it had so to do with either his e, or both

“That had a distinctly unfriendly sound to it,” Sam said “Let’s try this one more time: Who are you and what’s your business with our friend?”

Another curse, this one a full sentence

“Didn’t think so,” Sam said “Well, better luck next time, pal”

With that he leaned forward and swung the rebar in a tight arc, tapping the h force Rebar wasn’t the runted and went limp

“Here’s hoping we never

CHAPTER 6

Here, Ted, drink this,” Sa Frobisher a snifter of warm brandy