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But, in the end, I couldn't

“Breaker, Breaker,” he started, his voice oily, “we meet at last”

“Yeah, this ain't gonna work,” I said, shakingback toward the mouth of the alley

“Oh, but I have so of yours”

I felt hten, my body frozen

No

There was only one thing in the world thatto me

And if he had him

“You fuckin' serious?” I asked, my voice ice as I turned back to hiht I wasn't hot My anger never ran toward red It was cold It was frigid Lethal

“I'll give hi smoke around himself, “if you take this job”

There really was no choice

“What's the job?”

“I need you to find, pick up, and hold onto someone for me”

As far as jobs went, it was tame

“Who?” I asked,it was one of the heads of the faot to cut him in

“Alex Miller”

“Who the fuck is Alex Miller?” I asked, knowing there was no player in toith anything close to that kind of name No, it was all about the street naovernment as possible

“Someone I need to have a conversation with Has thus far eluded ured I would call in some outside help”

“Lucky fuckin'my head

Lex shrugged a shoulder, reaching into his pocket and handing ht is probably best And, not to tell you how to do your job, but you're gonna want to be fast Shit apartot all kinds of makeshift security”

Great

Makeshift security

“And for this, I'll get”

“Ten thousand for the grab Two grand each day after until I take care of things once and for all”

Well, at least I wouldn't be the one doing the killing for a change

“And?” I pro

“And you'll get hiot him in”

“Fine,” I said,toward the mouth of the alley “You knohere to drop theto look over my shoulder

Only thing was, I never caught sight of Alex Miller Whoever the fuck lived in the (shit) apartment above the (shit) Chinese restaurant didn't come out for three days in a row The shades were pulled The lights kept low No noise No nothing from inside

I couldn't see any of the supposed makeshift home security I arned about, but that wasn't to say it wasn't in place