Kenyon, Sherrilyn League 03 Paradise City

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.Taryn scanned the papers, then handed them to him."Look at the description ofthe informant.Male, dark hair, five foot ten inches.Gee, but I could have swornAlix ""Irn," Devyn snarled, his vision clouding.And if Irn had done this, he was here.And if he was here."Oh, my God," he breathed.He had to get to Alix before Irn did, before Irn hurt her.Panic riding him like ademon, he ran from the building and out into the street.People surrounded him,but nowhere did he see Alix.Which way would she go?Devyn turned around, his blood pounding.If she were hurt because of him,he'daaTTnnssFFffooDDrrPPmmYYeeYYrrBB22.BBAAClick here to buyClick here to buywwmmwwoowwcc.AAYYBBYYBBr rColor sizzled past him, narrowly missing his arm.The crowd screamed andducked, running all through the street."Kell!" a voice shouted.He turned to see Irn holding Alix in the center of the street, a blaster aimed at herhead.The smile on the man's face bordered on insane.Devyn took a step towardthem, but Irn's grip tightened on the blaster.Keepers spilled out of the buildingand froze as they caught sight of them."I'll be in touch," Irn said.A Keeper fired his blaster at them.Irn and Alix dissolved into wavy lines a secondbefore they disappeared."Hologram," Devyn snarled.The Prixie zoomed overhead.He knew without a doubt that it had been thehologram's source."Who is this guy?" Taryn asked, moving to stand beside him.Devyn whirled around and pulled the blaster from Taryn's holster."A walkingcorpse."Chapter Twenty"Devyn, wait!" Taryn shouted, rushing after him."What are you planning?""I don't know.With any luck something will occur to me when I need it."Taryn's face blanched."Don't do this."He tried to take the blaster away, but Devyn shoved him aside."Don't try to stopme, Taryn.I don't want to hurt you."Taryn shook his head."I lost one brother this way.Do you want to end up likeAdron?"Devyn paused, his anger only building.For the first time, he understood whyAdron had had to pursue his wife's murderer.He knew if he failed to get Alixback, he'd end up as Adron's bunkmate in the slanted zone."Go on and get your shipment to Terria.This is between me and Irn."He started to move away, but Taryn caught him by the arm."Devyn, look atyourself.You've become one of those guys you hate.You swore you'd never touchaaTTnnssFFffooDDrrPPmmYYeeYYrrBB22.BBAAClick here to buyClick here to buywwmmwwoowwcc.AAYYBBYYBBr ra gun when you left the HAWC.Now you're ready to kill this guy?""No, now I'm protecting Alix, and if that means killing him, so be it.She's livedher life in fear and terror.No one deserves her past, and I intend to guarantee herfuture will not be a repeat journey to hell.""You sound like you've gone slanted."Devyn met his gaze."I love her, Taryn, and I'm not going to let her get hurt."Taryn shook his head and sighed."Women aren't worth it, but if you'redetermined to do this, I'm not going to let you get hurt."* * *Alix sat in the large rec room of a house on some forgotten planet in a forgottencorner of the universe, her hands gyved in her lap.Irn sat at a table across fromher and eyed her with triumph burning in his eyes, his body encased from head tofoot in a HAWC battle uniform."Cap'n, our spy says Kell is holed up with Taryn Kyrelle."A glimmer of fear flashed in Irn's eyes."It doesn't matter."Alix bit her lip, her entire body trembling."He's not going to come after me," shesaid, trying to keep the fear out of her voice."He hates me.""You know, boss, she might be right.What with you using her name and all "Irn grabbed him by the throat."You don't think, kruna.I do.He'll come after her.Just send the message like I told you.Make sure he has all the coordinates for mybrother's place.""Yes, Cap'n."Irn moved to pace around her chair."Kell's smart enough to realize you didn'tturn him in.I only used your name to get under his skin."He grabbed her face, his fingers biting into her cheeks, and forced her to look athim."I would have had him by now if you hadn't interfered.I had everythingplanned so carefully, but you couldn't just sit and wait."He backhanded her."That's for making me take you first."Her cheek throbbing, she stared at him."Why do you hate me so much?"His lips curled."Why?" he asked, his voice high and whiny."Are you truly thataaTTnnssFFffooDDrrPPmmYYeeYYrrBB22.BBAAClick here to buyClick here to buywwmmwwoowwcc.AAYYBBYYBBr rstupid?" He raked her with a glare."Then again, I guess you are."He returned to pacing around her."I spent thirty years in prison taking orderswhen to get up, when to go to the bathroom, when and how much to eat."He faced her, his eyes glowing from inner madness."There was a time when I wasthe one who gave orders.My brother and me were the best drug and gun runnersin the universe.We had over two hundred people working for us, and then thatbitch came and infiltrated our ring."His lips curled and he raised his fist as if addressing the Lord himself."Shehanded me and my brother over to the HAWC in chains.I always knew I'd getback at her for that and then when Janoff died, I knew I could never rest until shehad received her true reward."His gaze returned to her, and Alix wanted to shrink from it."After they finally letme out, I had to earn money.Have you ever tried to find work with a prisonrecord?"Alix swallowed, her panic rising.She grasped at the one last chance she had toreach him."That's right.My father and I were good enough to give you a job evenwith your prison record and this is how you repay us?"He slapped her again."You didn't hire me."Blood ran from the corner of her mouth and her head swam from the painthrobbing along her cheek and lips.Alix closed her eyes and drew a deep,fortifying breath.She must stay conscious and alert, or she and Devyn would die."I told my fatherto hire you.I knew you had forged your credentials, and I hacked into theHAWC's computer banks.I found your prison file and hid it from my father.Iwas stupid enough to think you had done your time and could use a job.""Liar!" He drew back to hit her again and she tensed, but for some reason herefrained.Slowly, he lowered his hand, his eyes blazing."It was you who told him about myrecord.You who sent him to fire me!"She frowned in confusion.Her father had never wanted to fire Irn."What are youtalking about?""I'm talking about the night he went into the Gilded Cage to fire me," he said,gripping the arms of her chair and leaning so close she nearly gagged on hisputrid breath.aaTTnnssFFffooDDrrPPmmYYeeYYrrBB22.BBAAClick here to buyClick here to buywwmmwwoowwcc.AAYYBBYYBBr r"He told me that he refused to have me on board his ship making passes at hisdaughter.He said he'd found out about my rape charges and other crimes andthat you might be nothing but a slave, but you were his flesh and blood and assuch he had no intention of having you harmed."Her mouth dropped.Her father had defended her? No, it had to be a lie.Herfather had never defended her, would never have defended her."So I gutted the ignorant bastard."Her stomach lurched at his cold, callous words."You were the one who killedhim?""Of course, you fool.Who did you think ended his miserable existence?"Pain burned through her.Her father had died protecting her? She still couldn'tbelieve it.But why would Irn lie? He had nothing to gain.Dear Lord, it had to betrue [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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