So — two million for Pachèrito's head...90Please respect copyright.PENANAyoFWLmEy4b
"Little wanker?" Cesara laughed. "Tell the story."90Please respect copyright.PENANALOmdtpAKzn
"They'll string me up."90Please respect copyright.PENANATDZRuZRO2A
"Either way. Only a matter of time."90Please respect copyright.PENANAqenrbYpI14
"And the right guy."90Please respect copyright.PENANAr6ItPw9oQm
"Probably. I like that you're catching on. Actually, I'm starting to like you. You married?"90Please respect copyright.PENANAdpM1TnUjFS
"I am," — I lied like a pro. Madlen was already history.90Please respect copyright.PENANA9tOuaTTPrz
"People who lie get strung up faster. She left you. Why?"90Please respect copyright.PENANAIU8m4xWx8i
"I have standards."90Please respect copyright.PENANAGrSN6axBYW
"She didn't cap the toothpaste?"90Please respect copyright.PENANApMxK7rRQq1
"No. She snored."90Please respect copyright.PENANAPPB8kfj27V
"During sex?"90Please respect copyright.PENANAflUbVevCig
"You seem to know everything about me. Strange you're still alive."
"Me too. It just worked out that way."90Please respect copyright.PENANA3rfGFAcnPb
I should say something smart here... but I'm drawing a blank. The whiskey's goddamn good.90Please respect copyright.PENANAYgWFHpj0kv
"Pachèrito..." Cesara reminded me.90Please respect copyright.PENANAk4G219Ujww
"Right! Ten years ago, back when he was still Carlos Gwerazzi on the cop files, he was fighting a war over gas stations on the East Coast."90Please respect copyright.PENANAhPdA4darvf
"Against who?"
"The dumbass picked a fight with the Triads. He didn't give a shit about anything — just bulldozed through everything. After some shootout, he dropped a line: Tell Wang if he sticks his nose out again, I'll fuck his wife. A couple of months later, Carlos was throwing a birthday party at El Toro. Classy, broads, booze — the works. Right in the middle of it, they wheel out a cake in his honor. Candles, music — the whole deal. The head waiter cuts the first slice and says: 'Carlos, there's something inside.' — 'Yeah?' Carlos is surprised, reaches his hand in. 'You're right.' Pulls it out. The frosting slides off, and out comes a blow‑up doll. On her forehead, a note, for everyone to see: 'I couldn't wait any longer, my Little Pachèrito. This'll save your right hand some work.' Signed — Wang's wife."
"Spicy!" Cesara shook her head. "How many survived that party?"90Please respect copyright.PENANAk6NWxc3Ara
"Zero. He even sliced the doll to pieces."90Please respect copyright.PENANAdVZty2LccV
"Bastard. To do that to a woman..." — she looked at me differently. "Could you do that to me?"
A knife wasn't in my plans. Only handcuffs, a mask, and a bed that could swallow both of us.90Please respect copyright.PENANAhKlMW1ZXwl
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