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I growled because I couldn’t help in, and my fist flew out of its own accord and smacked into his cheek His entire head cranked to the side and he took a step towardknuckles “What’s the rest?”
He worked his jaw back and forth and lifted his fingers to poke at his now red and swollen cheek
“As soon as Zero was in the building, I got a call from a blocked number I knew by the accent it was Roark He told me he always rewarded a job well done He offeredZero in and another ten thousand if I agreed to lure you to him I told him it was a deal”
“Were you supposed to bringI needed backup I needed more firepower I needed to calm down because I had to do my job when all I wanted to do was shoot first I couldn’t believe Roark was finally close enough to touch, and I really wanted to knock Booker around some more
“He didn’t say He gave e secured” He lifted an eyebrow at e, cop”
I snorted “I figured that So what? We pound the hell out of one another and then you throw me in the back of the truck and take me to so a bullet in both of us the second we arrive? That’s what I would do in his shoes”
Booker shook his head again “I’ for your girl He wants you to suffer and he wants her to know you are suffering because of her As for onna have to take”
I snorted again “It’s a stupid one If he kills you, then you aren’t a threat and he doesn’t have to pay you You’re a dead man”
“So be it It’s the only way to end this”
“I need to call for backup We can’t try for a takedown alone” I was regretting not calling the station the second I left the house Part of me had to make sure I finally finished the puzzle Finally had all the pieces in place before I called I was tired of being a pawn It was ti
“No more cops If he knows it’s round and we’ll never get a shot at him Remember, he was a cop He doesn’t play by the rules, so he’ll knohat to expect He has the entire police station wired He’s been watching you guys scra at all of you Video, soundhe knows everyeverywhere We’re all fortunate Novak didn’t hand hiuy would’ve killed him off just to be number one He’s insane”
“So we just roll in like Butch and Sundance? You know they died at the end of that ht? This is a terrible plan, Booker You think you’re gonna get a shot off before he does?”
“Well, it’s the only plan I got and I only need one shot to make it count You need to let me kick your ass some more, cuff you up and toss you in the truck Your phone has to go since it can be used to track where you are I’ives les He even told me to disable the LoJack in your GTO so that it couldn’t be tracked”