le Bye

trucks had rolled away from the

. In less than three hours, the German CNC milling machines, the custom dyno rigs, the

ustoms was a hollow shell of ba

n Cross compound had co

the yard with the stench of rotting flesh. The beer kegs were warm, sour foam. The

ont gate, its rear doors padlocked. The dri

edit line was cancelled at nine this morning! Fourteen hundred buck

his shirt soaked with sour sweat. "Give us unti

r name," the driver barked, climbing back into

gear, kicking up dust a

muttering furiously under their breath. Without my money to keep the taps flowing

up to clear my desk papers. He charg

voice cracking. "We don't have water! We don't

rossing my arms. "I told you yest

handbag bought on my credit card last week. "Dani

e Jarret bought you with m

eached into his leather vest and pulled out a ro

lliance Property Contract signed by your father twenty years ago! As long as this charter holds

w tig

ement meant to protect charter daughters from rival

died with my f

d harshly. "And the Grand Council meets in the Storm Mountains this

hed for

the heel of my palm

ling away at once. He stumbled back, one hand clutch

ve him time

e door, and locked it. I threw the shi

out of my path. Jarret lost his footin

el and tore th

that contract to chain me

and Council myself, and tear that contract to shr