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‘Turn around,’ Leon says.
I turn. Now the muzzle is pressed to my forehead and I can see Leon’s face. His expression is blank. Amie is whimpering.
‘You deceived me, Harris,’ Leon says. ‘You screwed with me.’
My throat is too dry to do anything but whisper. ‘Yes.’
‘Yes,’ Leon echoes. His eyes are dark, and full of my terror. ‘You like this girl?’
I don’t want to reply. I can’t. Any reply I make will be wrong.
But if I’m gonna die anyway, only one reply will be true.
‘Yes,’ I croak out.
Leon looks at me for a long moment. I was off the mark when I said he was soulless. He has the soul of the devil.
‘Payback’s a bitch,’ he whispers. He looks at Ando. ‘Take the girl.’
