he decided to steal from his bosses and got executed and served to the fishes in BRODA CREEK. He paid in

ng else outside of school changed overnight, other than that. They had to give up the spacious and comfortable home th

TENZ JER'SEY to find out if they need any more staff for the rest of the week. That is, if she ever gets out

this tight space with this man. His body too big for the co

rt the business of the rest of us who are not part of their own little exclusive club, especially people like her who've basically spent their entire lives in

reason, this man is differe

olice station in sight. Getting out, he jerks open the rear

lains, trying futilely to push his hand off her arm while tryin

her down

erself for being able to get her voice bore

s his infuriati

er cold stare, instead allowing his gaze to run along her body. "N

millisecond. "Of c

an infuriatingly casual tone. "You

uh

t to answer so you won't incriminate yourself.

fifth amendment is about but will not give him cause to think of anything other than the fact that her dress belongs to someone else. He knows her full name, so he will already have checked out eve

e shiver that now dances its way down her spine as a result of the lash of cold air that now whips about

t of a coffee shop between a ba

to the station. Why

d a co

dnap me, and now we're doing a Starbucks run?" VIN

aying at the wooden tables and chairs, heads bent over their chessboards. She doesn't have time to play in the park anymore. Either she's working, caring for her mom, or c

. Her mom never worked a single day in her life. She'd pleaded with her to get an ordinary job, y

voice distracts h

answers on a

taugh

talking. By asking dumb questions, by acting like they're your friend. And before you can even think about it, you've said something you shouldn't have. An in

eer the conversat

looked as if it has been refurbished since the 1950s and has a retro ambiance. Some customers are tucked into the cozy booths with th

whistles along, releasing heavenly aromas into the a

utes the woman be

over him, pulling from under the register wha

ave to. You s

ver forget,"

e café uniform passes by. She bats her eyelashes at him

t pin-up boy. Every woman in here is fantasizing about him and not even making an attempt to conceal

fore sweeping his dark eyes over to her. "This place se

ead, fiddling wi

er have. They make everything from

" DIDI says with a fl

ith a jerk of his head for her to sit. She's obv

help but ask herself if he is indeed a cop. But she laughs at it. He pursued her, pushed her into the back

s aware that silence is a cop trick to get a person to talk. Everyone's natural respons

are you, KYOLINEDIEGO?" he barks. Jes

e." But his stare on her makes her uncomfortable,

A

to mean?" She has no idea why his tone sounds offensiv

servation,"

O

of impo

e stares at her. "How old

enough to know that you're

rmined to deflect the conversation. And her not knowing his na

call me

ich escapes. "I don't believe your mama

le. "You're supposed to be

infuriating. And frightening. She just wants to get out

so sets down a dessert glass next to ISAAC. And on it is a triple scoop of chocolate