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"Here’s a backpack Make sure you strap it on tight enough when you turn, or you’ll lose your clothes, the gun and the fake ID I just paid for," Zeke Tanner glared at the youngest olf assassin orked for him "Fail me, and you’ll join the others, here" Zeke jerked his head toward the taxider his private study

Peyton Miller sed hard The white buffalo in particular see stare Zeke had tracked the stuffed buffalo down through his contacts The animal had been confiscated in New Mexico with the rest of Obediah Tanner’s belongings Zeke had arranged to have the buffalo stolen back and shipped to him Peyton knew a lot of money had surrounded that transaction, and the Amarillo Packmaster had been involved

Peyton shifted uncohts had taken Killing in Mexico was one thing, where drug wars abounded and police protection and intervention was light Killing in the US was another thing, especially if one of the Grand Master’s closest friends was the intended target

"Make sure you travel light--I want this done as quickly and as discreetly as possible" Zeke breathed a half growl "I wish I could bring Josiah back to life, just to watch hiain" Peyton hid the shudder that threatened to becoular rhyth fear to Zeke, and it certainly wouldn’t do to allow Zeke to hear his thu heart Peyton couldn’t wait to et away fro he represented In his heart, Peyton wanted to leave Mexico behind--for good His ht send someone after hin from a popular electronics store that Gavin tossed onto the safe house’s kitchen table

"The latest in technology--a ru one occupied for hours"

"You’re ht hours? That’s so unlike you" Tony wanted to smirk but held it back One never sht roll his eyes while Gavin’s back was turned, but even that was a risky proposition, as Gavin could move faster than the eye could blink and Tony was too afraid of his surrogate sire to offer excuses

"Ready for the GED?" Winkler settled his tall frame on the opposite end of the sofa Ashe occupied

"Yeah" Ashe was toying with a side-pocket flap on his cargo shorts "Mr Winkler?" he turned his gaze to Winkler, whose dark eyes atching hienuine concern

"What is it, Ashe?"

"What happened to that rifle and the poisoned darts that Chuun cabinet"

"Good I don’t want anybody else to have access," Ashe sighed

"Agreed," Winkler nodded "We don’t need another death like that And if Marcus had any sense, he’d be thanking you that there weren’t more deaths"

"Marcus doesn’t trust where he should," Ashe’s eyes filled with stars before clearing abruptly "Randy’s girlfriend is a shapeshifter She turns into a flop-eared rabbit She’s pretty, too Both ways I think it erous if she coood one"

"Yeah Randy’s in love"

"If she shouldn’t come back to Star Cove, what do you expect Randy to do, kid?"

"I don’t know I can always lend hiuess Or she can meet him in San Antonio when she flies down I just don’t kno to tell him that"

"I have a condo in San Antonio," Winkler said "Three bedroohborhood Trace uses it sometimes, when his partner visits Randy could borrow it if he wanted I’ll let hi out his cell and tapping in a reot a text frorin "I know he says his last name is Rockland, now, but that name is for humans He said they landed in New York to spend the day They’ll be here toht"

"I called hin his pocket flap "I didn’t know much, back then"

"Will it make you treat his the history books say he did?"

"I figure he didn’t have much control over that part, and at the ti so Lissa Sort of I wanted to protect her, too You see how that turned out"

"I can’t figure out how they don’t reure out why they don’t and the wolves do You have to leave around seven in thelocation on time Breakfast is at six Trace will take you to Beeville, and see you get lunch at the break"

"I’ll be ready, Mr Winkler"

"Good There’s still time for a run on the beach or a workout in the exercise room before dinner"

"I think I’d like a run," Ashe rose and stretched

"I’ll get Trace or Trajan to go with you"

"I’ll get un," Winkler jerked his head toward the locked gun cabinet inside his study Ashe had already gone to bed and Winkler was having a last- for his bedroo his head "Not ht try to break in?"