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I hung up and did a 360, checking out the patrons in the rooit Or, well, alive at least But I felt a departed close by I could feel the coolness radiating off one, the gentle vibrations that huht the subtle hint of a cologne I hadn’t smelled in years White Shoulders It had been one ofout of the ordinary, I dialed Neil Gossett’s nu to call y I already know"

"Wait, did she call you back?" I asked "You’re not actually going out with her?"

"No And no" Disappoint about another h Reyes was outside But just in case… "Was there anything between Reyes and a crime boss by the name of --"

"Bruno Navarra, aka Buuess"

"You know the three guys I told you about who attacked Farrow his first day in gen pop and he took them out in less that thirty seconds?"

I knew the story well Neil had been a rookie guard, and what Reyes did that day had affected hiotten it "Of course"

"They were Buuy"

"And did a man named Zeke Schneider Sr know him?"

"He did Why?"

I couldn’t tell hie risk as it was If anyone figured out my connection to Zeke Schneider Jr, I could be accused ofhim

"Let’s just say that the man makes an impression"

"So, you’re not mad at me anymore?"

"Gossett, I’ She has a silver tongue, I’ll give you that"

"Told you So, did she mention me?" he asked, his voice filled with hope

"You’re such a slut"

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I’d called Dad and left another os worked, but ere iven us No one knew anything Even Anna’s closest coworker – a her because of his resemblance to the comedian – had no clue about the phone call Anna had never told hiain

"I feel like a salad," I said as we climbed back into Misery

"You don’t look like a salad," Reyes answered