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“She’s in shock”

That was it I must still be in shock

“What are we doing here?” Basil leaned a hand on the back of the truck, watching us “Can we talk about thisyour tea up for”

I frowned at him “Your name is Basil?”

His eyebrows shot up “That’s what you’re focused on? Carrie? Like that’s your real na on the truck bed “What’d this one call you before Carrie?”

I put my hands in my now-empty sweatshirt pockets and rolled my shoulders back That was an easy one “Girl”

I caught the corner of Raize’sits normal flat line

Basil straightened from the truck and put his hand in his own pockets, his head tipping back “Right Girl Carrie I’m sure names are so important to us now, but you can calltio How’d you and he meet up?”

Raize paused, his eyes sliding my way

“He won ame”

Abram’s eyebrows shot up “What? Since when do you play poker?”

Raize turned to regard Abra hi to needle her She’s not wired like that You won’t get a reaction”

“What will get a reaction from her?”

“Kill someone She doesn’t like that”

Abraether “I’ll take that into consideration Nice officially irl”

A lol came from Raize

Abra for Surprised it ca to tellout here? You don’t trust me to take me to your headquarters?”

Raize leaned back against the truck bed, his arms folded “I need your phone”

Abram didn’t move

I didn’tfor mine

When this clicked with Abram, he stepped back and his hands shot out of his pockets “Say what?”

“Your phone” Raize wasn’t fucking around His eyes were steady on his friend

Was he a friend? I was guessing since Raize hadn’t shot him yet

Raize leaned forward “I’ve not worked with you for years You put doith us in there, but that don’t mean shit, and you know it You could’ve been Estrada's man on Oscar, and now you see an opportunity to find what exactly I’ you in or not”

“And if I refuse?”

“You walk from here, and I’ll kill you the next time I see you”