The two crime lords stared at her for several seconds, stunned, and May smiled. Good. Stunned was good. Keep them off balance, keep them guessing. “My, but I love me a woman takes charge,” Hale said finally, “Surely, I do.” “But … how?” Grinner said, “My men—” “It wasn’t an easy thing,” May said, nodding, “had to rent out the whole street, in fact. I knew you’d both bring them along, hide them somewhere or another with instructions to come when you called or after a certain amount of time.” “That,” Grinner said, scowling, “must have cost you greatly.” May favored him with her best smile, “Not
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