Thieves Like Us 01 - Thieves Like Us
“Tye was playing chauffeur, enjoying the smoothness of the ride, taking the tight mountain bends with ease. Con sat beside her in the passenger seat, peering into the sunshade mirror as she applied yet another coat of lip gloss. Coldhardt sat brooding in the back, gazing out over the dark jagged landscape of foothill, forest and crag, sipping champagne from a pewter goblet.
No junk food allowed in this car.
Con pouted her glistening lips and sighed. ‘Why can’t you tell us what all this i...s about, Coldhardt? At least fill us in on some background.’ ‘I want Tye to come to this fresh,’ he said. ‘I want her to hear the story for the first time as Demnos tells it. She’ll be able to tell if he’s on the level.’ ‘Right. We can always depend on our human lie detector to deliver.’ Tye shot her a sideways glance. Con excelled at the straight-faced sarcastic remark.
‘So then why do you need me here?’ she continued.MoreLess
No junk food allowed in this car.
Con pouted her glistening lips and sighed. ‘Why can’t you tell us what all this i...s about, Coldhardt? At least fill us in on some background.’ ‘I want Tye to come to this fresh,’ he said. ‘I want her to hear the story for the first time as Demnos tells it. She’ll be able to tell if he’s on the level.’ ‘Right. We can always depend on our human lie detector to deliver.’ Tye shot her a sideways glance. Con excelled at the straight-faced sarcastic remark.
‘So then why do you need me here?’ she continued.MoreLess
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