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“He wasn’t very subtle, and despite being a coht us well,” she explained

The sound of sirens filled the streets, and Dani and I tentatively put our weapons into our jackets and continued down the alley We came out just across the street from the shop, which also happened to be where the cops were stopping My alar, and the front as completely shattered “Son of a bitch That wasn’t Eros”

“You don’t think he’d do this?” she asked, letting out a skeptical laugh But I was entir

ely confident The assassins he sent were here to tauntmy business wasn’t the same

Fuck, the guns!

With a quick glance at the e out to keep us back They were saying so of the alarm

“It’s my shop! I can turn that off,” I yelled out, and that was enough for them to wave me on I headed to the door, relieved to find it was still locked Once I got it opened, the cops following me in, I hurried to the wall panel and entered the code Everyone visibly relaxed when the high-pitched sound finally silenced

“We got a call fro us of a potential situation So one of their security crews out to check While on the way here, they called back to notify us of a break-in and gun shots,” one of the cops said,tipped them off

“It’s clear,” another called froun away “There aren’t any signs of looting or anything back here, just one door that’s luckily still locked”

“My office Since it has client information and new merchandise I haven’t inventoried yet, I have a separate lock on it,” I said absently as I stepped toward the knocked over displays and shattered glass “Was it gunshots?”

“A single gunshot wouldn’t have taken out the entire front ,” the cop said, scanning the debris with me “They may have had bats Do you have security cameras?”

“No, just the alarer How fucking dare someone attack my store?

“And ould you specifically ask about gunshots?” he asked, turning to me with crossed arms and narrowed eyes Okay, probably shouldn’t have asked that one

“We live in Haverden, and I live in the Lach It’s a fair question,” I said, keeping my voice even as I blinked at him

“Do you have eneet back at you since it happened at a time they knew you wouldn’t be around?” he asked, his suspicionme bristle