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“She didn’t say shit”

“How come?”

“‘Cause she’s fucking dead”

Nikki was dead

I couldn’t catch my breath

My head spun

King had said that anyone who stole from him would have to pay a price, and Nikki had paid it

With her life

There was no doubt, that without King being able to ask Nikki about my involvement, that I was next

Thunderclouds clapped overhead King and Preppy walked back toward the house, but I could no longerI closed theand propped myself on the bed just as they’d left me

The first chance I got I was going to make a run for it There was no ti to have to be quick and on-the-fly

After a few minutes, Preppy cao,” he said Yanking ed me toward the door

“Where are we going?” I asked frantically Then, it ca’s house His bedroo me in his own home, so it was very likely they would take oing to have to take it

“Not far,” Preppy said

It was getting dark, and it was about to stor? I could think better when I wasn’t being choked by my own fear of the dark

“Why?”

“Come on You’ll see”

We walked down the narrow hallway and down the stairs to the ures he would ask Preppy to do his dirty work for hi to do it