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“Thank God you’re here,” Gia said She ran from Lefty to him and wrapped her arms around his waist

The slanced at Lefty and caught a gli her arms, he carefully extracted himself “You want to tell me exactly what happened?”

“LouisI ca seeo Her voice shook and her gaze darted around the room “I saw her hair first But I chalked it off as a discarded wig mixed in with the trash” I started to walk away, but so stoppedit now, but once the idea popped into rabbed a broo solid, so I started to focus on that area—and I saw her” Her voice cracked Her chest heaved “She was pale, like a valazed over They look so different when there’s no life behind them I finally understand the term dead eyes There were think streaks of red around her pupil”

She’d been choked

“But the worst part was her face God, I could barley recognize it She was so black and blue and the slash across her throat” Gia pressed a hand to her belly”

“Keep it steady, G,” De her upper arms a quick squeeze

She nodded her head “That’s when I called you and Lefty”

“You did the right thing” Deed “Can you tell us anything else? Was there a note, or anything out of place?”

“No, that’s what scares ical place to dump her body? Stripper meets a John at the club after hours and loses her life It makes since No one would bother to look into it really Especially, given her record of drug abuse”

“Youit ht be at your house now He’s not the type of ht easily He ured it out because he was trailing her Either way, you need to be protected”

“No, I’ued, crossing her arms over her chest

“At this point, you don’t have a choice He’s not stable and things are only going to get uglier”

“Where would I go? This club and my house are my life, you know that”

“Everyone knows that That’s the proble on the fly By now, Louis probably had her houlate who co on that one”

“Can I stay with you? I feel safe with you”