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I pick up the notebook and write: How the hell am I supposed to help you with that? I don’t knohere it is

Stale squints at the page then looks at me "Have you ever heard of an informant?"

I write: You mean a nark?

He chuckles after he reads what I wrote "Yeah, I guess that all depends on how you look at it"

My hand glides across the paper again A nark’s a nark, no matter how you look at it

Senford steps forith his arms folded, leans over Stale’s shoulder, and ski you to be a nark We’re asking you to help us bring down the est crilance at the door I should run I actually tried to run froh, before I was tackled

"Relax, Ryler No one knows you’re here," Stale says

I rip ers around the pen If I agree to help you, it wouldn’t a debt?" Stale questions "Yeah, we know it’s actually your father’s debt, not yours, and that most of what you do is because your father pushes you into it"

I s the lued in my throat So, if you know all of that, then why are you even asking ers on top of the table then leans forward "What if we said we could pay off that debt for you? What if we said we had a way to get you in with Eldero to work for hiain"

I turned his or any type of violence All three are Donny’s MO It’s what he’s known for and why people fear him I’m sure it’s also the reason you want to catch him

Senford moves up to the table and leans over my shoulder to read what I’ve written "We never said you had to be into those things to do this You just need to be able to pretend you are"

I glance between the two of theain And what if I say no? What are you going to do toto say no," Senford states simply He finally takes a seat at the table next to Stale "Not after you hear our offer"

I cock a brow as I write: And what exactly are you offeringus put Donny Elderman behind bars" Senford’s eyes are locked on me When I knit my brows, he adds, "We know you have a record That your time in juvenile detention has kept you in this lifestyle way longer than you wanted If you help us with this--help bring Elderman doe’ll erase that record"

I study the Are they serious? Can they actually do that?

"You’d have a fresh start" Stale crosses his ar you wanted to"