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Confident the sound came from around the side of the shop, Izzy tiptoed as close as she dared to get a better listen

Lefty

The kid was one of Lefty’s guys? She strained her ears, trying to pick up any and every word that was spoken The wind kicked up andher to sneak closer

“Bring food to the guys guarding the barn? Yeah, uarding?”

Izzy held her breath Whoever was on the other end was reah the phone

“No, sorry man Yeah, I know Don’t ask questions, just follow orders Got it” He fell silent for a few moments Izzy could practically feel the waves of excite fro at all yet An eager puppy who had far more a this conversation outside

“Four guys Yeah, okay, I’ll pick up a few pizzas and bring ’eonna text me directions?”

The barn Guarding someone

Izzy’s gut went haywire And she’d learned to trust it after taking care of herself for years Souards sounded like the perfect place to stash a bunch of kidnapped girls being sold to the highest bidder

Her heart raced, and her fingers and toes tingled This was it She could feel it in her bones This hat the Handlers needed to get Lefty off their backs

Not to irls—Lefty had kidnapped

The idea of being caught snooping wasn’t one she relished, so theup his call, Izzy hoofed it to her car as silently as possible After slipping into the driver’s seat, she kept her eyes on the kid but acted as though she was searching for soh her syste into the ring Used to it, it was typically easy to channel the anxious anticipation into so productive, but today her usual methods failed her There was far too much at stake

The sky opened up, du rain would create so she intended to tail him

The kid pulled out of the parking lot, and Izzy forced herself to count to ten before driving after hi someone with stealth in hts despite the rain, stayed a reasonable distance behind hinals After about tenlot of an Italian restaurant Izzy drove past, flipped a U-ey, then pulled off to the side of the road within eyesight of the kid’s car