nle
for help, Shane lunged. He was a wall of muscle a
that!" he
ed scream tearing from her throat.
e, the sound of a struggle-shot through the ph
lusive restaurants, closing a nine-figure deal. The air was t
owed to the small black rectangle in his h
de everyone at the table fall silent. He gave Pierce a sharp, almost imperceptible nod,
appening?" he demanded into the
rasp. He looked at the screen, saw the active call, and let out
humb hovering over the speak
ver you are, the game's over. Finley's staying here. She's goin
om his chair. "You hear that? Th
s, the faint sound of Finley crying in the background. Pierce had never seen his cou
when he spoke, was preternaturally calm, a chilling
line," was
ended
llowed was more men
et me the East Sector security lead. I want the two-man team I sent to that address to lock t
as he ran. Someone was about to h
k at Finley. It clattered to the floor. "See?
ent on the floor. He'd hung up. Garrison
thread of hope i
ming. No one
her, so profound it felt like dying.
he had won. He took another step tow
something insi
light of a cornered animal. With a speed she didn't know she possessed, she
h all the force
e of Shane's forehead wit
stumbling backward, his hand flying to his head
mouths agape. They had never seen Finley
her chest heaving. "Stay away from me," she gasped, her voice a ra
finally snapping out of his shock.
t bangs echoed from the front door. Not a knock.
e, turning to
, stomping toward the entrance. He wren
sto
oad-shouldered, and radiating an aura of suc
recognition. They found Finley. Standing in the middle of the room, tremb
tiges of civility in his expression vanished
n the worn linoleum. He walked past Dozier as if he we
k, the world of the Mccart
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