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“Kat was out of line, but she also isn’t wrong You know, no one would think you were anything but the ruthless asshole your reputation indicates if you were also nice to your super smart kid sister”

I rolled ust “I would if she didn’t always act like such a pain in the ass What does she want me to do, manufacture Sadie’s shooter out of thin air?” Was he on Kat’s side now?

“Forget Kat for now We need to talk about our Beck problem”

Virgil turned at my words, brows raised “Did you try to pay her off?”

“Of course She turned me down Easily”

A ghost of a smile played around his lips, and I knew exactly what he was thinking “Have you considered increasing the amount? She lives in a hovel back East and a shitty hotel here in town That bitch definitely has a number”

I growled at his sot his attention “But I thought she would be easier to buy off” If shit wasn’t so serious, I rity

Virgil stroked his chin “Bitch has to have a number”

“She does The question beco to be worth the payoff, or would it be cheaper to bury her in the desert”

Virgil’s broad shoulders squared, and he stood a little taller, daent Beck

I was thinking the sa, unfortunately, and shook my head

“We have to try everything else before we put that option on the table The heat hasn’t faded over Bonnie and Mueller or those goddamn priests”

Beck’s evidence ive up

“You could always try to dick her down to get a price cut to get rid of her” He laughed, the sound rich and deep, at odds with the soame to pull it off”

I thought of the heat in Addison’s eyes ere at the bar, the way she leaned in, so dail

“Don’t worry about ame”