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Lia other than listen

"Was he one of the ones you mentioned before--he needed to turn one kid in to start? Can you tell us about him?"

Zu nodded "He was old--not old-old, but definitely in his twenties Maybe twenty-seven?"

Alice gave a faint laugh "Twenty-seven’s not so old"

She shrugged before continuing "We were in ArizonaI think he staff or Prescott, I’ really sad happened to him, I could tell, but he didn’t talk about it He was soet out of his life, but he couldn’t do it withoutto turn me in, I kneouldn’t"

"How could you tell?" Alice asked

Yes, I thought, how on earth could you have trusted this person?

"I told you, he was a good person He wasreally struggling It ate him up inside No matter how many tiave in There were two chances to turn me over to the PSFs, but he couldn’t do it Not only did he save ot hi for hiot ether forabout were Liam’s parents That must have been the moment that she crossed paths with Liam’s mom

"What happened to him?"

"Hehis name was Gabe, did I say that? His name was Gabe, and he washe was really kind"

"What happened to hiain

"Gabe died"

Chubs released the breath he’d been holding, and scrubbed his face with his hands I’d kno the story ended, but it was still devastating Seeing her face, hearing those tords