na's
eamed. "You c
Leo's pinky finger, the sound of snappintore through the sil
is polished dress shoes stepping right into the pool of b
ood dripping from his forehead. He lifted his hea
ned his dark silk tie, twirling t
ed his teeth, enunciating every word
h caught in
d his lead soldier: "Break every singl
ground with a heavy boot on his left hand. The
dissolved into
his lips: "Didn't you love painting, Leo? Let's se
m. But my fingers phased rig
ion. I couldn't even m
s weep and wail,
snapped the
brink of fainting. He lay trembling on the floor, barely conscio
im by the hair, and yanked his
heavily against the concrete. The
applause echoed thr
s of the warehdragged my mother into
, her eyes wi
the floor, his voice so hoarse it wa
d Rosa hard across the face. The muf
herself, her
mangled hands, sh
es on Dante, her voice raspy: "You're going to ro
istance between th
hair and yanked her head back
ngly calm. "Give me her location, and I'll
him, refusing to yield e
rough but crystal clear: "She
ned. A muscle tick
er hair and t
t his men: "Bringe soldier pick up the heavy metal
sed out. She collapsed onto the c
ith disgust. He kicked her, rolling her ove
he pooling blood. He casually kicked my brother's batt
id to the empty warehouse, his voi
oldier rushed
ped in front of Dante, panting heavil
ession shift
ished from his face. He took the phone, hi
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