The Doll 36（文稿） - 英文有声《第43条疤痕》三部曲

Chapter 36 Without moving his eye from the scope, Lumani returned the phone to his pocket, drew a breath, and tried to block out the sting.  He shouldn’t care, had no reason to care what she said.  Prove himself stronger and smarter than his opponent. Reclaim the package. Kill what stood in his way. Succeed in the mission. These were the things that mattered.  She, with her words and her strategy, was not a person but an obstacle and a challenge. She was prey. Formidable prey, but prey nonetheless.  Yet it pleased him to speak with her, and it puzzled him that it should. Perhaps like a cat playing with the mouse: entertainment before food, although the food had just bit him, and this he didn’t like. Lumani lay prone against the wooden bench, off which he’d tossed cushions and dragged ...