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They were visible statehter for life
They’d hurt like a bitch, and, all the ti at the skin, Axel had bearin atat his little bro joining the gang he found so sacred His faot killed in a drive-by shortly after, and that’s when Axel had been proht cough pulled ain and snapped, "You get ’em when you officially join the crew And you never cover it up You own it Happy?"
Lexi stared down at her hands in reprimand "I was just curious I’ve nevertoNever be curious about the fkin’ Heighters Gang life ain’t no picnic or a good tale for a little rich girl’s entertainment"
Lexi’s painted lips parted at my comment, and her eyes narrowed, but, suddenly, voices sounded outside the suh the slits in the curtains at the s Instinct hadto the floor to hide behind the couch Lexi let out a quiet squeal of panic at the cops being right outside, and, without thinking, I grabbed her ar her to the floor beside ht and into the shadows, her body tucked in against ht over her rowled in warning, and her stiff body relaxed into mine
"Search the suan barking just outside the door Lexi’s hand suddenly reached out and landed ononto the deniot no reason to think anyone’s inside as long as there’s no noise and we stay here in the shadows," I said in a barely audible tone
Lexi’s head nodded in understanding
"Try the door!" sootta be here somewhere No way cocaine’s on ca to do with it"
I felt Lexi’s head tip up, and no doubt she was looking at me But I didn’t look down I was too fkin’ pissed for that I knew that cunt was gonna try and pin this shit onfor his chance
Over a thousand days since he’d wanted an to rattle and lights flooded through the keyhole, narrowlysure ell inside the dark, her ass now flush against my dick under my jeans
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"He’s goddaot witnesses that can place hione too That’s no coincidence They’ve probably split together Where you find one, you find the other Why a good kid like Prince runs with that piece of trash is beyond me"
It took all I had not to blow out the door and snap his fkin’ neck I’d show hirounds until sunrise If he tries to come back, we can question hiht canized the Sicilian star sys five years ago Carillo’s the closest connection we got to the it,soonna kill Axel No blowback on s on ca as the cops ht The dean had … and so was Lexi
Once they were outta earshot, I removed my hand from Lexi’s mouth and laid it on the floor beside her head
I could feel her breathing hard She was scared I didn’t blame her I suspected she wasn’t used to this shit--the life of the underdog And by the way the dean had spoken about ht I was public enemy number one
"What do we do now?" Lexi’s tiny voice said in the stillness of the roorounds"