against the wet pavement. A massive, pure black Rolls-Royce
rolled down. A man in a
he wrong car to jump in front of,"
r passenger door and slammed her blood
ow slowly glide
rk eyes cold and predatory. He radiated a dangerous
s on her wrists, then shifted his
ordered. His voice was
seat. Her muddy clothes and bleeding skin ruined the pristine
ine, waving a metal pipe and a
not even blink. "Handle
bright red laser dot appeared dead center on the man's soaking wet shirt. The driver didn't say a word, his finger resting lightly on
pped dead in their tracks, cursed lou
rated smoothly, leavin
ng. She shivered uncontrollably, her teeth
It smelled of expensive cedar and faint c
her neck. "Thank you," she rasped, her
eyes tracked the bleeding scratch on her neck. He
apartment building. She did not call the polic
ford. Is my husban
ft an hour ago and has not
and handed t
is tone laced with mild curio
ust drop me off on the Up
rt, the blood, and the absolute ex
nhattan," he t
from the corner of her eye. He wore no n
d out a crystal glass. He poured amber liquid
k," h
y in one gulp. The liquid burned down her throa
entually bled through t
ey approached a block away
, he held out a matte black business card. It had no
e in danger again, call this," he
situation so perfectly. She took the card, gri
away, disappearing i
ing, avoiding the main lobby cameras. She took
code. The massive apar
out her passport and birth documents. She dragged a battered suit
ck on the front d
the foyer. Joaquin's voi
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