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It was suh chill in the air to wear a light jacket There had been an old jumper in the back of the truck, so I pulled the hood up around my face and headed for a nearby store I needed a burner phone and soe of clothes would be nice as well

I stopped in a srabbed a basket I threw in some essentials: soap, shampoo for Ava, a knife sharpener, deodorant, toothpaste, and so on the other side of the store I guessed at sizes for Ava and grabbed a few things for me There were sorabbed a shirt for Ava to sleep in

There were very few people that I trusted; of the few people I had er was one of the people I would trust thedistance, which is why I had chosen this side of town It wouldn’t take ht a lot of et er couldn’t find

I watched froate The man was trustworthy, but paranoid as all hell He wouldn’t take kindly toup at his home, but he’d have to deal This was a special circu the doorbell and waited I kept my hands out of my pockets so he could see thenize er peered out at me

"Well, fuck it all" The door snapped shut while he undid the chain and then back open "Get in! Hurry the fuck up before so" I slid in past him and pushed the hood back the rest of the way

"What the fuck happened to you? The fucking internet has blown up Did you know there is a hit out on you? Mavis still hasn’t checked in with our group and Tho up at ht to me" He walked past me toward a small kitchen "Sit down I’lllooked up at me froer didn’t answer me, just putted around the kitchen for a fewit back up and setting it on the stove He took out two cups and set therip I took it and ed to not shake my head in dismay

"Have you spoken to your brother?"

"No, but I intend to" I sat down on the stool at the counter Roger was the only person I worked with that knew of my connection to Marcus

"Then you already know" He sat down and looked up at lasses perched on the end of his nose "When a handler turns on their operative it’s always bad news Our group aiting to see if you h people" I leaned forward,on the counter "Has there been any talk about a hit on an American?"

"The woman sos though" He took his glasses off and wiped them on his robe "Abduction"