36Making Plans“First thing you should know is that I’m an angel, and if you try any of that Core s**t, I’ll blast you into next year.” Billy had returned with Conn. They’d blinked into the motel room in front of their waiting audience. Billy pushed him toward the bed. “Sit.” Soren watched from the bathroom door. “Is she okay?” he asked Billy, without taking his eyes from Conn. “Yeah. She was gagged—” Billy glared at Conn “—but fine.” “You didn’t see what she’d just done to one of my men, so you didn’t. He’ll not be pissing for a week.” Conn eyed them both with a little smile. The window was open, and the wind outside howled, but they still had the air conditioning cranked to the maximum. From his position, Soren was receiving its full force and regularly swiped his hand through the fro