The shot thundered through the small room, echoing off the walls. Copycat’s body jerked once, then stilled, eyes wide, mouth frozen mid-breath."Nice shot. Right between the eyes. No coming back from that. You learned," said Lance, his words that of a proud brother's."So have I. It's been an informative day, hasn't it gentleman?" a cool, calm authoritative voice came from the phone Lance now had in his breast pocket.Unmistakable, heavy Italian accent. The power his voice commanded reverberated through my body. A chill went down my spine. Lance's body stiffened. The look on his face mirrored my state of mind."Marino," we said at the same time. I rose from the ground slowly, still recovering from the struggle with Copycat. "Where's JR, you old dying dick?" Lance spat out, ever the showman.The quiver in his voice was unmistakable just the same."Roberta's right here, safe and sound next to her Il Padrino. Aren't you, piccolina?" he said, a loosely veiled threat in his voice. "So is
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