"Didn't I tell ya?" the boy who'd given her the note said as a fog of smoke erupted from the van's innards. "I told you she'd come." Quick, get inside..." one of the other boys said. "Close the fucking door. We're losing our bake."Without a word Alina was pulled into the van and the sliding door was slammed shut behind her. Black lights running off the vehicle's battery illuminated the interior. There were no seats behind the driver and passenger seats but there was a shag carpet, roughly cut to. It had been a year since the death of the Governor and, while business was good, it was also getting more complicated. It all came to a head during a lunch with Danny."They're looking for you, Kat. The Peace Keepers. They have a description and everything." Danny told her, looking upset."It was bound to happen, Danny. I am surprised it took this long. Even the Peace Keepers, as corrupt as they tend to be, have some smart people and they were bound to figure it out sooner or later." Kat didn't. “Seriously,” I said, “I was scared to see you after that. Besides, you’d have another guy easily.”She stopped actively fucking me, only making small movements. “Not really,” she replied softly. Alison opened up about her love life: a string of guys, all of them from private schools, most of them from wealthy families and nearly all of them believing they were better people than they actually were. “If you reckon boys don’t play with dolls, you should see how some of them treated me. Toted. With his wife at his side, he had built a successful practice for himself, but doing so had been hard work for them both. At long last, with careful scheduling, they managed to set aside three glorious weeks off their schedule and decided to spend it all lounging in the tropical sun, doing absolutely nothing. Well, almost nothing... Unfortunately, the in-flight movie was one they had already seen. George had taken out a deck of cards and was playing solitaire. Vicky was reading the airline.