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"Yeah," Captain said on the other end of the line

"I’ve got Franco bleeding out at my feet on Nan’s front doorsteps Let Cope know," I said, then disconnected the call and slippedback down at Franco, I smiled "Cope’s thecommittee He’s a crazy-ass son of a bitch Can’t say I like him much, but I like hihtlysound

"Unless you want me to shoot your other knee, I’d hold the fuck still After that, I’ your balls off, and that’s where I should have started, you sick fuck Messing with kids"

"He didn’t answer," Nan said, standing at the door with her phone in her hand, looking terrified and as pale as a ghost

"It’s OK, I called You go inside and drink soh"

"I called Rush" She sounded as if she regretted it already Like a child telling on herself

Shit Rush didn’t need to be in on this "Fine I’ll handle hiets here Go inside away from this, and stay safe You’ll have to answer questions when Cope gets here The surveillance and all, re confused and terrified "What surveillance?" she asked

Sighing, I lifted ain, and this time, I frowned at her "The note I wrote to you and put on your counter explaining everything before I left town Warning you about the cameras and Gannon and shit"

She continued to frown "Huh?"

Franco ot to shoot hih "Guess you won’t try to hly amused

Nan