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Chapter 1

Malik

"I need you to uy, he was pretty fit, six-foot-three totally ripped, and as lethal as the day I met him

"Is it for me? I know you like money, old man, but I don't do bullshit jobs"

"You better watch how you talk to ue warned

I hated how he’d barked his orders; no details now, say yes first and he’ll inforht bon to hiue I learned my lessons the hard way It doesn't matter to me that he saved my life He knew that I needed an outlet and that I was capable of carrying out the type of hits others would run from As a mentor, he was able to teach eance with my ultimate desire for justice I knehat I was, a cold-blooded killer, but I was also very conscious of the fact that ets were scu their lives, keeping their head down, and working hard My e of others and had no qualet ahead They were criminals If I showed up at your doorstep, then you deserved my wrath, plain and simple

"Answer the question Who's the target?"

"It's up your alley, Malik He kidnaps young girls and sells theins, but also the down and out who don't have anyone to miss them He's ruthless and immoral—the world will be better off when he takes his last breath"

"I'll take it," I said without hesitation "Who's the hit?

"Dom Gabrielli"

"Piece of cake," I said My adrenaline spiked at the idea of wiping one of the Gabriellis off the face of earth The Gabriellis were a Chicago uns and trafficking

"You gotta be careful Malik, they are heavily connected"

"I know his daddy," I spat "I kno far their bloodthese days?”

"Don't know, but the girl is in Valor"

"The girl?" I asked as I flipped through the file