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the scenery before me. Men and women from different works of life crowded the chairs and the dance floor.

round it sitting on stools were men jostling for beer or whisky, whil

cept the prize was alcohol an

bar had been occupied, but I needed to be close to the beer, so I hea

ith a port belly that could rival King Kon

l hips, and then he made the mistake of leering. "Yeah, sweethe

r m

try to draw me to him

he was such a pig-headed son of a gun, so I tr

r, it'll only end

do men ev

and hung it in the air as a warning. He flashed his upper missing

efend herself, or it could have been because I had red hair and wore

upper cut and making sure to rearrange it. Yeah, he would

uickly. He was out like a light at m

he counter. He didn't so much as blink

n stark comparison to the other guys around. What with his cold demeanor and all black leather get up, he was a poster boy for dangerous,

eaningfully at the unconscious man lying not far from my feet.

, tipping back my head and gulping the cont

ed to Ron, who had anticipated his request a

I brought out a 12 by 14 black and white picture of a man from the envelope, I became mesmerized. The man in the picture could have been mist

arresting features before. And

hot, make that drop de

e had

er guy quirking a brow a

wondering when y

hed a brow, as if

ised but I couldn't not.

y look so shocked?" His brows a

had to prove myself time without number in this business, and I'll be damn

t." I jutted my chin, daring him to back down. I

in an untraceable account to be accessed immediately you sign here. . . " He p

. Chito could be made whole again, and I could start a good business wi

netratingly. "Money too small for you? My boss is ver

front. For me, cash is king. Cash advance first, and th

he leaned forward. "Do you except me t

was only two inches from his as I replied. "You should have

te first. I didn't blink, neither did I flinch. And then his upper lip tugged up in a smil

looked at him.

it and

ked with neat-looking one hundred dollar bills. I brought out one and sniffe

ro, glad to make y

flow of emotions on his face. I knew he debated on whether to shake me or not.

d close once more. "I have one question. "What's

ke my inquisition. Too bad, because even I lived by a code, and t

, I alwa

air enough, he's a scientist who has been made rich by killing a lot of people with

seemed like a long time but could only have b

in the picture, the look alike model that was actually a scientist. The man opened his jac

ner and below it, was two and a half . . . I counted the number of zeros. I filled in the column for my offshore bank details and watched

his life once and for all. My boss will be waiting impatiently tomorrow for

back into his jacket, and w

u

e I turned to Ron once again. "Another bottle, please. Oh, never mind

my left poked his head out and smiled. "I like a woman that can thr

got up, something about this deal didn't sit right with me. I couldn't pin point what it was, but as the night

is break, and