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“You didn’t knohere you sent me? Give me a break”

“Raped? Hunted? Hell no, Katelyn Father Jim said you’d be a nanny for some rich people”

My jaw drops

Until I regain my composure For a split second, I almost believed him

“That’s crap,” I say

“It’s not crap I swear to you He said he had some rich parishioners who needed a nanny and they didn’t want an undocuirl He said you’d be taken care of, not harmed”

“He lied,” I say point blank “He fucking lied to you, Tony Or you’re lying to h to believe that horseshit”

“He’s a priest Of course I believed him”

“And you think it’s just nor them into servitude? That works for you?”

“No, I—”

“You needed money Why?”

“I…owed soerous people”

“You were seventeen years old, for God’s sake Who the hell could you possibly owe?”

“You don’t want to know”

“That’s where you’re wrong I do want to know That’s why I’m here I need to knoas so important that you had to sacrifice me Your cousin”

“Second cousin,” he scoffs

“You think that makes a difference?”

“What do you want froy? What the fuck would that do?”

Do I want an apology? No An apology won’t erase what happened

And then I have an epiphany Knoon’t erase what happened either

I hang up the phone “Goodbye, Tony”

I know he can’t hear lass I don’t care

“I’uard

I jolt as so his bound hands against it A guard grabs his him away

“I’uard says to me

“He’s not my friend”

“Oh? Then why did you want to see him?”

“He’s ht I wanted some answers, but it turns out I don’t”

The guard says nothing, just leadsfor me

He doesn’t look happy

28

Luke

ITo an old contact at the FBI—one of the only two people who knohere I am He wasn’t thrilled with my request, but when I told him the details, he said he’d make it happen

I’ll be back here tomorrow, same time, without Katelyn

And I’ll be talking to Anthony DeCarlo

Katelyn has a smile on her face, which surprises uard leads her into the waiting area