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John took off after Xhex the instant she left the group and started running He didn&039;t like the independent thinking or her direction--she was heading into an alley where no one knehether there was an exit or a brick wall at the end

He caught up with her, taking her arot him exactly nowhere She didn&039;t stop

Where are you going? he tried to sign, but it was tough to do that to a person as ignoring you while you were gunning full tilt

He would have whistled but that was too easy to ignore, so he tried again to get her arm, but she shook him off, focused solely on a destination he could neither see nor sense Finally, he just jumped in front of her and blocked her way; then forced her to see his hands

Where the hell are you going?

"I can feel him Lash He&039;s close"

John went for his dagger as he ed around him and resumed her pursuit, and as he followed, Tohr fell in step with the, John shook his head and motioned for them to stay put Additional support in the field was a s, but tooto take Lash out, and the last thing he needed was et

Tohr understood, though He knew viscerally why John had to avenge his fe But that was it, no more cups and saucers welcome at the tea party

John stuck close to Xhex--who seemed to have chosen wisely when it came to alleys Instead of a dead end, the uneven lane rolled around to the right and wheedled in between other vacant warehouses as it headed down to the river He knew they were getting really close to the water when the sae wafted up into his nose and the air seerow colder

They found the black Mercedes AMG parked in front of a fire hydrant The sedan stank of lesser, and as Xhex looked around as if searching for the next directive, John wasn&039;t in the mood to wait

He curled up a fist and punched out the front windshield

The alarlanced into the interior There was so wheel, and the cream leather was trashed with stains--he was damn sure the inky ones were lesser blood and that rusty-colored shit was human Jesus, the backseat looked as if it had been hit with a spastic cat, the scratches so deep in places, the stuffing underneath was showing

John frowned, re-center days Lash had always been so particular about his stuff, froanized

Maybe this wasn&039;t his car?

"This is his," Xhex said, placing her paline&039;s still warh"

John snarled at the thought of the guy getting so close to his fe bastard son of a bitch--

Just as his anger was getting away froave hiot to be around here" Xhex looked at the building in front of thelanced up and down the alley they were in

When John felt a burning pain in his left hand, he brought up his arhtened so hard, the handle was creaking in protest

His eyes slipped to Tohr&039;s

"You&039;re going to get him," the Brother whispered "Don&039;t you worry about that"

Lash half-expected Benloise&039;s men to pop some shit as he faced off at the pair of thick necks He was separated from them by about ten yards of cold air, and everyone had their twitch on

As he looked the The two thugs would havestable--they knew the trade and had obviously earned their stripes under Benloise: there were a lot of kilos in those metal suitcases they had in their hands, but the humans were coolheaded and calm

Armed to the teeth, too

Just like Lash Goddauns and a to feel a whole lot better after there was less of hiet shot at Shadoas better than flesh, anytiuy on the left said as he hefted the cases "Sir"

Ah, yes, the one who&039;d watched the shit roll out with Benloise Explained why they were both being so polite

"Let&039;s see what you got," Lashthe muzzle of his forty trained on them "And let&039;s have your hands stay nice and visible"

The flash of goods was efficient and satisfactory, the pair working together with the shuffle and reveal

Lash nodded "Leave the product Go"

The hus, backed away, and then briskly walked in the opposite direction, keeping their hands by their sides

As soon as they turned a corner and their footfalls continued to echo away, Lash strode over to the briefcases and opened his shadowy palms On command, the handles popped up and the two loads of coke levitated frorip--