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as:

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footprints ended five years ago at most. No

until las

force surveillance feed yesterday. It was technically illegal, but I

he whole chaos that went down. Then I paused the moment Adrian s

There it was, the moment when I crossed the line. The mom

down my spine as I erased the evidenc

anymore, I felt like a

younger sister. The one I'd raised after our mother died. The on

voice thick with sleep

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his morning. And Marcus is ask

ropped to

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ger." I said swallowing the lie.

me, Elena."

nd hung up before the

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at I didn't respond to. From Jenna, Hale, and most of my colle

it idly in my apartment a

, and if the boy I once knew still exis

headed over to Tony's garage. It's a mechanic workshop front with an un

ided this place on the se

after years underground, Tony

hop, I parked and walked through the st

idden speakers. Men with tattoos up their necks and

police burst, but a woman in a black tank top a

behind a rack filled with busted engines. An

h wish walking

view, wiping the grease from his hands. He's bal

essly at him. "I

e." He smirked. "Not since after you and your team raided

re on offic

it, curiosity flicker

out Moretti

ion remained stoi

an ambush and walked out like a ghost. B

o deal with guys like Tony I

nough to pay triple. You don't throw money lik

ony- canny and dangero

idn't you?" He

hat." I answere

dn't ne

you'd better kill them now. Because someone put a p

pace. I didn't know what the hell was going on anymor

an it should've been. The city

ck to my car, then

r. Tall, dressed in black, an

ut of my chest and my in

ed it at him. Holding it steady even thou

ands where I

o I stepped closer, my he

rning." I

slowly but it was not emp

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dged voice

doesn't want

rive on the hood of my

y to my car. I picked up the drive and looked up b

My mind hasn't stopped spinning since last night

I slid the flash dr

hed. Inside are pho

ng the diner, walking into Tony's garage, and the last photo. Me

e of text ap

nce. Next time,

own my spine and m