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Colt

Ring Ring

I pull my phone out of my pocket and look at the caller ID and my mouth drops There’s no way I have his nuo Back when I was still in the ood man A man I risked my life to save

I put the phone to my ear “This is Stone”

“Good ain”

He’s not kidding I stand up and start pacing in the office I definitely didn’t expect a phone call today from a contract killer Well, scratch that He doesn’t do the killing He just arranges it and makes the money off it

“Yeah, it’s a surprise But whatever you’re calling for, the answer’s no”

“Now, Stone…” he starts

“No, I’ for any kind of friendly chitchat and whatever else you got, I’m not interested”

“Well, I had soht you’d be interested in” His tone is cal fazes him, and I know it’s the truth The man is very disciplined and controlled

“I’ caal

He laughs, and it’s al “I know that I mean, you saved me, after all”

I shake my head Yeah, I did I saved hiht now if I had let him die that day “Yeah, I saved you but too bad; that’s one day of ret”

“Tsk, tsk, Stone You keep it up and I’ you about the recent hit that came across my desk”

I aler is on it, and all I need to do is hit the end button and forget this ever happened We don’t work on the sauard Yeah, I’ve killed before, but it’s always been just You can’t save people without hurting someone else But ht

I’ up when Stone says the naht “Kinsley Adams”