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I never knehy he was incarcerated in the first place Didn’t care It ultimately didn’t matter for my business

Damn

I hate thinking about my previous life

ItI used to be

One shot in the shoulder can change everything Well—a gunshot and having no other choice

“Katelyn…” I prod

“I just need to see him I need to knohy”

“Why he drugged you and locked you in a room? Because he’s a prick, Katelyn A criminal and a prick”

A criminal and a prick

Yeah I know so at this table

Can soe?

I’ve stayed off the booze I’ve been different with Katelyn than I ever ith any other woht in line with the law Except for grabbing that asshole by the throat outside the restaurant, but he had it co I wish I’d smashed him into the brick Fuck

Katelyn shakes her head “He’s ht me how to play stickball He shared his baseball cards with me when he wouldn’t let his brother or his friends anywhere near theht, ed to marry each other”

“You’re cousins”

She laughs “Second cousins And we unmade the vow the next summer e both had childhood crushes on schoolmates But that’s just how close ere It made perfect sense at the time We were kids, Luke”

I nod I get it They were close Really close

How could Anthony DeCarlo sell out his own cousin? His own cousin as his close friend at one time?

People change

Or people have no choice

Having no choice can be the biggest gaer of all I should know InA lifesaver, even

In DeCarlo’s case, it seems to have led him down a path he can never retreat from

It wasn’t until he was in prison that he became an informant for my circles in LA

Da to narcing

He harmed Katelyn

“I’ with you to see him,” I say curtly

“You can’t,” she says “Reid only got my name on the visitor list”

Fuck A year ago I could have walked into any prison and seen whoever I wanted

Not anyer exists

I inhale and hold it a few seconds What now? I can’t let Katelyn face the music alone

“We’ll tell the as I speak