SIR
“It’s right here. Take it and let her go.”
“Kick it across,” Adrian orders.
David lowers himself slowly, placing the ledger on the floor, and kicks it down the smooth floor until it stops three feet from Adrian’s boots. Adrian keeps his gun pinned to Lucia’s head, steps down with one foot to drag the book backward until he can scoop it up with his off-hand, and tucks it securely against his ribs beneath his bleeding arm.
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