Yours Wickedly, Sierra

A

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ve hit a girl for doing tha

asn't me

to commit assault in fron

overed her lips as her eyes gr

, and flicked my fingers at Marco the d

Santini!"

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mean, a little 'thank yo

what? You kind of remind me of an aunt-slappi

eing me. "You wish

walked towards the car; Marco a

e up next to me. "How do

Doesn't Santini feed

just going to buy you br

tarted to

"Can you believe this chick? She wants to buy

parted, but he cou

pecting him to co

I could go for a

erra!"

ed to lo

a diner. I had a black beanie

gs, bacon, waffles, toast, a

, Gerald Locke's dad owns the bigges

hungrily, I glanced

'd you s

ed anyway? I scanned the diner;

I shot first. That's how se

what reall

s. "Did those cop

eyes shifted, and she shook her head

r now. "You shouldn't believe what the me

a said, lowering her tone. "Like a news magnet,

hungrier than I thought; I barely

hearing, but did yo

y what's r

inion to yourself. And you don't breathe a word about the bail-e

on. "Once again, Dante, you

nd it's also sexist to say using

ching her flare up; her face t

note, and you reall

lips clean and signaled th

my wallet, but Sierra h

." Sierra handed her

he tab. The only woman I'd let pay is my

robably thought I was a c

d." The waitress whispered to Si

e was o

right; try agai

er head. "Yeah, it's

, counting, and something twisted in my chest. You'd think being in a pop

was trying to

rday, I handed my card t

complete bill."

d, standing up

rds the exit, igno

" Sier

nown better tha

id a quick change of clothes. Frankie was waiting for

off

of calling it mine

Carlo?" I ask

irked. "Ho

ke thinks he's a wiseguy, cheatin

et me handle it.

head could barely land a bullet. See, they added a charge-turns out breaki

ot it,

e's demeanor had

en a.m. meeting." Fran

watch. "It's

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ie unlocke

in me froze

e. His eyes were as deadly as a viper ready to strike, while the

e cold and blunt. "H