...ng with his home- genies in some den of virtual iniquity down at the local video game store? Therese chuckled at her silliness and was promptly answer... ..., and actually just made them up as he went along. Kind of like Riano with cards, when she thought about it. The minute she started beating this older... ...she thought about it. The minute she started beating this older brother at cards, especially games he'd taught her, Riano would flip the script and ch... ...him and peeked over his shoulder while he silently read the classification card, lips moving a mile a second. He finally turned to her and asked, "How... ...t want to get immersed in the nostalgic detail. He read the classification card instead: Saudi men performing a folk dance at the annual culture festi... ...e running off toward the family room. Probably to play some bloody virtual video game with Justice, she thought, the little deserter. But this was oka... ...'s my big brother?" "He's probably off with Justice and my rugrats playing video games." "Rafe?" "You better believe, Rafe." Milah laughed. "He's as a... ...into her consciousness. She glanced at Kane sitting across from her at the card table. "It is your turn, Teh-reese." Candy smirked in the seat adjacen...

...es approached me after a really tough stretch on the road and handed me his card. He said he wanted to talk to me when I got back to school. I was ... ... smile curving his lips as he glanced at the table. He toyed with a place card, wondering the same thing. “Julia.” “That’s her. She’s a good gir... ...ing room where she found Laura and Mike in front of the television playing a video game. “You scared me to death,” Julia said, clutching her chest be... ... death,” Julia said, clutching her chest beneath her jacket. “I’m playing video games.” Laura clapped her hands and jumped up and down. “It loo... ... drag every word out of him. Any minute Laura could lose interest in Mike’s video games and start looking for her. “What’s going on, Cade?” she ask... ... to Gregory. He had his game face in place. Surprised to see him play his cards so early, Julia relaxed in her chair. It was his show after all. ...

...k in their conversation, a vigorous discussion that centered on Friday's race card. “So damn wet this spring, that inside post is the kiss of death... ...he door, but it was clear her focus had already switched to the upcoming race card. It was also clear she intended to avoid being alone with him. Sa... ...across the gravel to his motel. Reached in his pocket, searching for his room card but paused, hit with a familiar sense of danger. Something was di... ...et. A wad of tobacco left a streaky trail and clumped on the tiles, a calling card left to taunt. Damn. Otto was one crazy fucker. Kurt gritted h... ...e’s also a message from the police.” He passed Kurt a pink slip and a new key card. Kurt folded the message and checked his own phone as he followed... ...nd. “Yeah, thanks,” Kurt said dryly. “I’ll check in tomorrow. Send some race video. We can talk more about racing then.” He snapped his phone shu... ...ng exactly as he’d left her. “Better get some plainclothes guys out here with video and camera,” he said. “There’s blood. Maybe not all Nick’s. And l... ...s and the door and stripped the stall for lab analysis. We've got pictures and video. Only thing left is to check the animal.” “Find anything?” “Ju...