on Kareem and walked do

anhattan. Far below the overpass, a convoy of black vehicles had been forced to detour through the deso

oed from the industrial district be

ulted over the concrete barrier and slid down the embankment,

und the corrug

nst a concrete pillar. Thick black smoke poured from the engines. Four men in

wly toward the second Maybach. He held an

all man tumbled out onto the pavement. He wore a bespoke navy sui

s C

away. He aimed the barrel of t

stincts took over; she swiftly ripped a strip of fabric from the hem of her faded jack

She closed the distance in th

wrapped around his throat like a steel vice, jerking his head back. Her right hand

e blood sprayed a

psed to the asphalt, his body convulsing

e away. She dropped to

e the world spin. He could only see the dark s

suit and ripped his shirt open. The bull

directly into the wound, applying massive,

body arched off the pavement in pur

he," Aubree ordered. Her voice was ice-cold,

voice hit Hays li

ies. A flash of fire. A crumbling building. The back of a f

tting gel. Her fingers moved with blinding, mechanical speed. She packed the wound and sealed it in seconds. Without missing a beat, she tore o

with a trembling, bloody hand. His fing

aw clenched so hard the muscles i

the air. A police helicopter c

umb and peeled his grip off her wrist with ruthles

vas bag, and sprinted into th

, his eyes locked onto a specific, special wear mark on the sh