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No

No

He could not—he’d kill them I would not have a hand in that

He lowered his voice, “If I don’t take care of them, Estrada will—if he hasn’t already”

I shrunk down in ht around myself as I could “They’re innocents”

“They saw your face” He sighed “I need an address If you don’t give it to h police records They would’ve called the police I’ll find them that way”

I shook my head “Raize, I can’t”

He fell silent and we drove for a bit, but then he spoke, “Estrada won’t just execute them He’ll take the woman and sell her He’ll do the saet to theht, and they ipe out everyone in the house Wife Husband Child Teenagers It doesn’tout, “Now!”

I jumped

Raize had never been violent towardjust underneath

“Raize,” I whispered, tears sliding down my face

They were like my sister

They were innocent

That little boy…

“I can’t”

He expelled a ragged breath “At least let me find them and relocate them”

I looked over, not sure if I could trust the hope springing up in my chest “What?”

“If I get to theone no matter what You have to see I’m the better option here”

Raize was a killer He’d kill them

But… Estrada

He was right about Estrada

“You don’t think they’ve gotten to them yet?”

“No Did she call the cops?”

I nodded “I told her to give them a different description of me She was already on the line”

“That ht already have them under surveillance, but Estrada has host here I can do this Let me It’ll be more merciful I promise”

God

I couldn’t

He’d kill them

But Estrada couldn’t get them either That orse, so much worse

I heardthe address, and a second later, Raize had the truck whipped around

We drove by the house first, and spotting a et food for ive it to the woainst hope, because I didn’t knohat Raize would do