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“Do you know how much money that is, Mr. Reed?”
“We need it for the initial negotiation.Dowe have your support?”
“You want me to pay the guy who stole a fortune from me when your fucking job was to bringhimto me?”
“The circumstances changed.”
“I’m not giving ten million to the fucking criminal who—”
I cut the call.
Fuck Seth Gordon.
Asshole.
I’ll deal with this by myself.
Adrenalin spikes in my blood as the cab approaches Sheepshead Bay. I try to swallow the bitterness at Gordon’s unwillingness to ransom his daughter. Pride is a powerful thing until it becomes a weakness.
He calls me. I cut the call, then block him.
Roey is already at the apartment when I walk in.
He and Miller raise their eyes at me.
“Gordon called me,” Roey says.
“Of course, he did.”
“He got a picture from Reznik of Lu in some dingy place.”
I grind my teeth.
“He says it’ll take a while to get the money.”
“He told me he won’t pay,” I blurt. “Fuck him.”
“Jace?” Roey’s voice is a warning. “We need that money for the meeting.”
“He told me no, Roey, and I’m not begging. We can deal without money or Gordon. I’m getting Lu back. I hope that you are with me even if Gordon is not.”
Roey narrows his eyes at me, his lips hitching in a smile.
A fucking smile?
Right now?
“I like seeing you like this, Jace,” he says, sucking his teeth. “All riled up, determined. There’s the old Jace, the Shooter. Welcome back.”
I shake my head in annoyance.
Roey nods toward the couch. “All right. I’m with you, Jace. Let’s sit down and figure this out. Miller has some good ideas.”
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JACE
Reznik calls again with instructions,using a ghost VPN Miller can’t track.
