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the truth. Angelo would have helped him. They would have faced Hal
together, but he had been too scared, too afraid to see the love fade
from his face. And now Angelo was dead.
Hal drove at breakneck speed over the mountain roads. Maybe
they d never make it to Sao Paulo& Maybe Hal would lose control of
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the truck and they would both be killed.
Marshall eyed the steering wheel and thought of the sweet relief
death would bring. Better than that, he would take this bastard with
him.
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uigi Santini was a handsome man in his late twenties who stood
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almost as tall as Angelo did. He was fair-haired and blue eyed,
descended from the southern part of Italy. He had been at the
university with Angelo and Robert. They had all been good friends.
Luigi had arrived a few hours before the Montreal Police. When
he d walked into the hospital room, he had been dismayed to see
Angelo in the shape he was in.
After giving him a brief hug, he introduced Angelo to Jean-Guy
Dejardin and Mary Willams, the two Montreal detectives who had been
collecting evidence on this case for over six years.
Angelo shook their hands, greeting the Canadians in French.
We must tell you, Mr. Farelli, Detective Williams said, you will
have to come to Montreal at some point in the future to testify.
He nodded. Of course.
She was a little woman in her forties with orange hair and bright
green eyes. She had a strong clear voice and was all business. We are
waiting for a call from your notary. He will let us know when the
meeting will be, and then we will stake out the place and wait, she
announced.
The sting operation is in place, Jean-Guy added. We have
worked out an arrangement with the Brazilian government to extradite
the criminals.
Police from Brazil, as well as from Columbia will be onsite, Luigi
told him.
Manolo Bacelar will be at that meeting. The Colombian authorities
want him bad.
Angelo thanked them. I m concerned about my grandmother and
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my uncle. I don t know if they are in danger and I&
We ll make sure the Brazilian Authorities send someone out there
right away, Mr. Farelli, Detective Desjardin replied.
Then the nurse suggested they leave. Mr. Farelli needs his rest.
Luigi stayed behind a few minutes. He took his hand. How are
you?
Better, I think. They injected me with this stuff every four hours.
Not pleasant.
Robert told me it was close.
Angelo nodded. I don t want to think about it.
After you get better, we ll have one hell of a party.
Angelo grinned at him. Just the two of us, Luigi?
Still a flirt, Luigi threw back his head, laughing.
And you re still terminally straight. What a pity, he managed.
I always told you, Angelo, that if I was to jump the fence, it would
only be for you.
Hey, hey, hey, Robert said, walking into the room, Hands off,
cop. He s mine.
Angelo rolled his eyes. I wouldn t go fighting over this body just
yet.
Time for your injection. Sorry, Luigi, Robert slapped his arm.
I have to go anyway. I will be back, Angelo.
Angelo raised a hand to him as he left and Robert prepared him for
another treatment. You know you re not out of the woods yet, my
friend. You need to rest. All this excitement is not good for you.
It will be over soon, he sighed, closing his eyes.
And then what? Robert asked him.
And then I can figure out how I m going to go on living.
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wice Marshall was ready to grab the wheel and drive them off the
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mountain, but each time another vehicle was coming in the other
direction and he changed his mind. The closer they got to Sao Paulo,
the more traffic there was and so Marshall gave up on his plan. He
couldn t be responsible for killing anyone else.
They arrived in the city at around four in the afternoon. They spent
what seemed like hours in traffic. By six-thirty, they were installed at a
hotel on Paulista Avenue overlooking the skyscrapers and the endless
traffic.
Hal was singing again. He went into the bathroom and turned on
the hot water. I m going to take a bath, he announced.
He came out into the bedroom again with the gun in his hand. I m
sure he ll call tomorrow. I hope it s in the morning so we can set up
the meeting for the afternoon. If not, it will have to be the day after.
He pressed some numbers on his cell phone. It s a go, he said
into it. I know you d kiss me if you could. Anyway, I will call you when
it s over. Can t tie up this line. He hung up and went into the
bathroom again.
Marshall smiled. Hal hadn t put the gun down once since they had
arrived at the hotel. Hal was worried. That was good. Let the bastard be
scared for once.
He got up and went out on the balcony. He could always jump.
Then Hal wouldn t get anything.
Marshall, Hal called from the bathtub.
Marshall came back inside the room and looked at him.
He stood at the bathroom door with only a towel wrapped around
him. You know, he grinned, I feel so good tonight I might even let
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you suck my cock.
Marshall met his eyes blandly. Really? Don t do me any favours,
Hal.
Come on, time to have fun. I know I ve been tough on you, he
said, dropping the towel.
Marshall was repulsed by his skinny body.
But, honey, admit it, I had to be tough to get us to this point, he
said, shrugging into one of the terry cloth robes the hotel had
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