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


say, I spoke up again. “Since you’re


his head. “No, I have other things to




stop


me. “I’m very grateful for how you’ve helped me in the past. If you have any questions





me. I couldn’t


a pause, I asked, “What are you doing


his lips before replying, “I know what happened to Mr. Langston. As for my job in


“But it’s


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


I couldn’t deny the truth in his words.


it true then, that as long as there’s money, you can carry out a


brows uncomprehendingly at my question. A moment later, he said, “You should go home. It’s not safe out


to ask but he’d already


in shady dealings. I


willing participant in an illegal deal, and losses and gains always came hand-in-hand. My decision to seek out Amy in the countryside


to harm a perfectly healthy child to keep his daughter alive. It’s


I called Ashton when I was in the car. The phone rang for a while before


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