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"Of course I would never give myself to a man asn't worthy I could make theullible He made those last steps work The Bransons dead, uilt and fear B D and I would continue our mission from another place, with other names And all the wealth of this corrupt society to back our cause"
"But that's over now" She heard feet slapping the stairs beneath her It was time to move
"I'm not afraid to die here"
"Good" Eve dived across the opening, firing a sweeping blast She saw the ih She ca hand "But I'd rather you live in a cage for a long, long time"
"You'll die here, too" Clarissa gasped for breath as Eve disarmed her
"The hell I will I've got an ace in the hole"
Roarke carin at him, then saw the movement behind "Your back!" she shouted
He pivoted, swung out The flash from Branson's weapon s to her feet They were already struggling, locked in close hand-to-hand With no way to get a clear shot, she prepared to leap
Clarissa swung her legs out, caught her behind the knees, and sent her sprawling Eve was cursing when the next blast shattered the glass Wind poured in, and the roar of copters, the scream of sirens
"It's too late!" Clarissa shrieked, and her lovely eyes ide and wild "Kill him, B D Kill him for me while she watches"
Roarke's hand slipped off the weapon Pain fired up his arm The scent of his own blood had his teeth bared Fro, the sound of racing feet But all he could see was the vicious thirst for death in Branson's eyes
The weapon swung again, shot blasts into the ceiling Debris rained dohirled by the wind into his face like tiny bullets
When a hand closed hard over his throat, he saw small stars and spun his body into Branson's The ilass
Eve heard screams, couldn't separate them Hers, Clarissa's She was halfway across the room when she saw Roarke fall Her heart froze, her hts fro copters blinded her as she dashed to the
Roarke His nah her mind, but only a choked sob pushed its way out of her throat The dizzying height had her head reeling, but her wavering vision could still round below