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Chapter 8

           "Shesaid,Don’tworryDaddy,whenI’mrichwe’llbuyMummyback."

           Thiswasgettingoutofhand.

           "Look,Elliott,I’msorryaboutyourdaughter,butfromwhatIhearshewasn’tworkingthekindofplacesBancroftgoes.Jerry’sClosedQuartersisn’texactlytheHouses,isit?"

           Theex-tacspunonmewithoutwarning,andtherewasblindmurderinhiseyesandhiscrookedhands.Icouldn’tblamehim.AllhecouldseeinfrontofhimwasBancroft’sman.

           Butyoucan’tjumpanEnvoytheconditioningwon’tletithappen.Isawtheattackcomingalmostbeforeheknewhewasgoingtodoithimself,andIhadtheneurachemofmyborrowedsleeveonlinefragmentsofasecondlater.Hehitlow,drivingundertheguardhethoughtI’dputup,lookingforthebodyblowsthatwouldbreakupmyribs.Theguardwasn’tthere,andneitherwasI.Instead,Isteppedinsidethehooksofhispunches,tookhimoffbalancewithmyweightandtangledonelegamidsthis.HestumbledbackagainsttherailingandIdroveacruelelbowuppercutintohissolarplexus.Hisfacewentgreywiththeshock.Leaningover,Ipinnedhimtotherailandjammedtheforkofmythumbandfingersintohisthroat.

           "That’senough,"Isnapped,alittleunsteadily.Thesleeve’sneurachemwiringwasarougherpieceofworkthantheCorpssystemsI’dusedinthepastandinoverdrivetheoverwhelmingimpressionwasofbeingslungaroundinasubcutaneousbagofchickenwire.

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