"One of the S's shook her head. "Don't act like you're anything special. We all know how protect our boss."I looked back at my employees with new eyes... There was more to these women than I thought."Now, what is this about you two not being able to work on the pier?"Ursula shook her head. "None of the boat crew will take us seriously. They rub our heads and tell us to go get a grown up." That must be tough."Tears started to form in Uma's eyes. "We're as much a part of this group as anyone. We. He loved me in this dress. As I leaned in, someone shouted, "Make a Wish!" I laughed to myself. Honestly, what could I wish for? I was born wealthy, beautiful, popular. I truly had it all. Joao's hand wrapped around my waist. He had such strong hands, rough and powerful. I wondered what it must be like to feel so much power in your hands. It must be fun, I thought, to be able to be so physically dominating... I blew out my candles. I was 19. Across the table from us was my sister. That bitch.. As a hunter, I’m hardly a match for a Hybrid at my very best and our shortage of quality victuals as of late has left me less than ready for such an encounter.I stop, raise my field glasses, and take a look back. Well-equipped with crossbows at their hips of a higher quality than mine, what do they want with the two of us? We obviously don’t have much to give up, so why have they been so persistent? We’ll have to lose them before the crevasse jog, or else we’ll be leading them to Upper. "Who are you and what are you doing here?" He drew back his right hand to chop the man's jaw."Badge," the man answered, "Shirt pocket." Remove it slowly and show me. One false move and I'll hurt you bad." McReady's voice held a deadly promise."Here," the man mumbled and brought his hand up toward his shirtfront. Gordon's eyes unconsciously followed the movement. The man's other hand snaked forward to do a throat punch.Before he could complete the motion he felt something hard rammed up his.