speed over sadism. Consider yourself lucky…,” Rackstraw barely had time to say his last word before a syringe was plunged into the side of his neck by someone Janelle couldn’t make out. Rackstraw immediately collapsed, his body sprawled on the floor at the foot of the gurney.

“I would like to point out that I just saved you despite the fact you tried to make me fall into that rocky embankment. Care to reconsider my previous offer?” 

 

***

 

Underbrink stumbled out of the formidable front doors of the Van Nostrand estate, his exhausted body hitting the gravel drive like so many wet bags of sand. His blood decorated a few of the rocks thanks to a cut just over his right eyebrow, but he’d gladly take i...

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