Chapter 66

Quintessa stood by the window, her gaze tracking Manny’s car as it vanished into the night.

Dawn was still a few hours off, and with the Youngs in disarray, she figured she could stir the pot just a bit more. She dialed a number on her phone.

“It’s me. Let’s meet. The usual spot.”

After hanging up, Quintessa changed into the same black tracksuit she wore last time, threw on a baseball cap and a mask, and stuffed a packet of something into her pocket.

Downstairs, she made her way to the communal parking lot, where electric scooters and bikes were locked up. She grabbed a black cable lock from above and unlocked one of the electric bikes.

Pushing it out, she remembered that she didn’t have keys, which triggered a curse slipped from her lips, these damn electric bikes wouldn’t start without keys.

clenched her jaw in frustration. Being

downtown. If luck was on her side, she might still snag a cab at

not a taxi in sight; she

she ignored his call.

like you’re sleepwalking then, wandering the streets in the middle of the night.” Tyrone’s

to see a car approaching. With a mocking smile, she said,

some shit luck. Every time she planned something shady,

“Seems like you’re in a good

Haven Club, yet having no improvement in his mood, Tyrone decided to head home, only to stumble upon something entertaining–Quintessa, of

“Yeah, so good I wish I could

because without a car, you can’t even catch

with a ghostly charm, “Oh? Does that

it. I’ll bring the bed to

of beeps, and the car

was it between her and this

car window rolled down, Tyrone’s striking face appeared, “Bed’s here. So, how about it? The perfect time for a secret rendezvous, to make up for that other night?”

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