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“Look through it, you fucking asshole!” Abra“You threatening to take rade You goddamn—I helped you back there I chose you over Oscar You I chose you and who are you choosing—”

“Shut up” Raize moved back to the truck

I liftedhis fists in the air He paced back and forth, fists forers at Raize

He growled, “You fucking asshole Don’t have any feelings in you”

Raize stopped thuh the phone A sudden stillness came over him, and Abram felt it, too

Both of us watched Raize again A hot breeze blew over us, brushing the back of my neck, but I barely felt it Different world, different life, I would’ve welco behind it

Raize looked up at Abra for Estrada himself”

Abra utterly defeated “About keeled over when you threw that out, but yeah Oscar reached out for ato tell us about you, about Macca I knew nothing about any of that until Oscar dropped Macca’s na for Estrada for two years He’s sloppy You know that”

Raize glancedto the phone

The air lightened, or maybe that was just me I could breathe easier

Abra for another day

He shook his head, rolling his eyes “You’re seeing everything, Raize Everything I need so back I want to ith you, but if you don’t reciprocate, then we got a problem”

“I’ for the Russians in Philly now”

Abram was quiet Then, “Marakov?”

Raize nodded, his thu back to the phone He pressed a few buttons before he tossed it back to Abram “I need to take Oscar out,” he said “All of his operations”

That perked irls—they could be set free

Abrah his phone “You’re such a dick You sent this shit to your phone, didn’t you? Nor that”

Raize ignored him “Tell me the rest of Oscar’s operations Set up a meet with my employer and Estrada”

“Right Yeah” Abra “I’ll just, you know, marry the Pope at the sa? You left Estrada He will kill you if he knows about you Those were the ter those terms”

Oh

OH!

Oh

This hy Raize had to be forced to come back down, and it was because of me