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possible moves.

Daku just grinned. The blood from his lip stained his jowls a dark purple,
giving him a feral look. He pivoted around, spraying deadly fire as he
moved. But Jack had already jumped six feet to the left. A shielding table
melted into a puddle of plastic which smoked and a choking smell filled the
air.

Daku crouched, believing he was out of JackтАЩs sight, and mopped his lip
with the back of his hand. He checked the charge in his gun. Jack watched
him uneasily, knowing that he could end it all right there except that he was
against shooting a man in the back, and he wanted to know why he was a
target.

Jack dove for his enemy. He barreled into the assassin, sliding him out
onto the floor. тАЬWho hired you? Who did it?тАЭ He knew it was a mistake the
moment he wrapped arms about the other. Daku bunched his shoulders
and Jack felt the massive strength of the other as the killerтАЩs muscles flexed.
He wasnтАЩt going to be able to hold on long enough to save his life.
 Daku twisted a forearm up, palm laser glinting in the half-light of the bar.
He fired, twice, the laser fire scorching Jack with its heatтАФand piercing
DakuтАЩs own skull.

тАЬDammit,тАЭ Jack whispered hoarsely. тАЬWho hired you!тАЭ The light faded
from scornful eyes before Daku could answer. Jack let go.

The blonde was at his side before the body finished bouncing. тАЬLetтАЩs get
out of here,тАЭ she nudged him. тАЬThis neighborhood has too much class to
take this kind of action quietly. The Sweepers will be all over us.тАЭ

Outside, in the hover taxi, he finally took a breath. тАЬWhat made you
follow me?тАЭ

тАЬAre you kidding? Wash out day and youтАЩre not with me trying to find
out whatтАЩs happening to Bogie?тАЭ She wrinkled her nose, suddenly looking
like the street urchin sheтАЩd recently been, and much younger than her
made-up face would indicate. тАЬCтАЩmon. IтАЩm not psychic for nothing. Besides,
DakuтАЩs gone out of his way to ignore you for the last six weeksтАж now he
gets chummy? So I knew that you had gone fishing and decided to see what
youтАЩd reeled in. What do you think? Assassin or just someone trying to
eliminate competition for the Guard?тАЭ

Jack took a disposable tissue from the hover taxi dashboard and held it
out to her. тАЬI think youтАЩre wearing too much makeup. You look like a tart.тАЭ




CHAPTER TWO
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