Devils in Exile
“Glade started speaking as soon as the door was closed. “So now there’s a fucking price on our heads.”
They had overheard their name during a ghost-phone snoop. Bad guys talking about a bounty on the Sugar Bandits, making plans accordingly.
Royce said, “That scares you.”
Glade rocked back as though Royce had swung a pillow at him. “It doesn’t make me feel good.”
“It’s a mark of honor. A sign of respect.”
Glade smiled sideways, looking at Royce as if he were being put on. “Okay, I gotta call bull...shit on that one.”
Termino, laying his keys on the counter, said, “What’d you expect? We’d steal from these kingpins, and they’d like it?”
Royce said, “We stay tight, stay alert—we’re solid. Nothing has changed.”
Suarez said, “Nobody expected us before. We swooped in like ghosts. Now they’re looking for us. Waiting for us—expecting us.”
Maven said, “These guys are hiring cops now. That’s right—real cops. Dirty cops.”
Royce keyed in on that.MoreLess
They had overheard their name during a ghost-phone snoop. Bad guys talking about a bounty on the Sugar Bandits, making plans accordingly.
Royce said, “That scares you.”
Glade rocked back as though Royce had swung a pillow at him. “It doesn’t make me feel good.”
“It’s a mark of honor. A sign of respect.”
Glade smiled sideways, looking at Royce as if he were being put on. “Okay, I gotta call bull...shit on that one.”
Termino, laying his keys on the counter, said, “What’d you expect? We’d steal from these kingpins, and they’d like it?”
Royce said, “We stay tight, stay alert—we’re solid. Nothing has changed.”
Suarez said, “Nobody expected us before. We swooped in like ghosts. Now they’re looking for us. Waiting for us—expecting us.”
Maven said, “These guys are hiring cops now. That’s right—real cops. Dirty cops.”
Royce keyed in on that.MoreLess
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