Faced with my slew of questions, he replied, “I’ve been well. But how do you know Brandon?”


“Do you know him too?” I asked, surprised.











He nodded. “Yeah, Dante works with him. I’ve met him a couple of times. They operate in the black market, so why are you meeting him? Are you sick?”


I shook my head urgently. “No, I’m not sick. But my daughter is.”


Shocked, he said, “I see. It’s better to steer clear of them if you can, though. If you get involved in the black market, it’s hard to get them off your record.”





understand his warning but nodded. “Ok,


didn’t have more to say, I spoke up again.


his head. “No, I have other things to do. I’ll be off




I called out to stop him. “Danny, how should


turned his head back to look at me. “I’m very grateful for how you’ve helped me in the past. If you have any questions for me, you should ask them now. I’ll tell you everything I know, and





impatience as he watched me. I couldn’t help


pause, I asked, “What are you doing in A City? Do you know


his lips before replying, “I know what happened to Mr. Langston. As for my job in A City, it’s exactly what


frowned. “But


I gotta do to survive. A City isn’t a good place to make a living


how to respond to that. I couldn’t deny the truth in his words. We are but slaves to the


as there’s money, you can


question. A moment later, he said, “You should go home. It’s not


more questions to ask but


dealings. I couldn’t imagine the


be able to accept the consequence. After all, I was a willing participant


daughter alive. It’s hard to pin the blame on anyone, but someone was undeniably killed in


knew I couldn’t sort out these dilemmas alone. I called Ashton when I was in the car. The


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