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Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas

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And she rushed forward, crouching down and running for

the back of the SUV.

What?

Will and I had no choice. We followed her, racing to the

rear of their car as she pulled the back door open and climbed

inside.

I shot a glance around us and inside the car to make sure it

was empty. The dome lights were already on since the guys

left the doors opened, so they didn’t notice when she opened

the hatch.

Jesus. This was stupid.

“Looks good,” I heard one of the guys say in front. “Only

she makes it right.”

GGingerly, Will and I climbed in after Rika, all of us sitting

and slouched, staying down and out of sight.

“This is dumb!” I mouthed to Rika.

She rolled her eyes and pulled the door closed but not all

the way.

“Try some,” someone said outside.

“Think I poisoned you?”

There was a pause as David or Lev probably taste-tested

the food for my father’s men, and then I heard David speak up

again.

“Where’s the vodka?” he asked.

The car rocked under us as someone dug in it for the bottle

they were trading.

“Splendid,” David finally said.

“New employers too good for the black market?”

“At least I’m getting fed well,” David replied. “You?”

There was silence and then my father’s guy asked, “This

time again next week?”

Come on, come on, come on…

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