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“Son of a bitch,” Matt yells, chasing after her

I roll my eyes This is why I prefer to work alone I follow the at the banister I coun down atLooking down over it, I see the wo around her onto the white marble floor

I turn to look at him, and demand, “Did she fall over, or did you throw her?”

“She fucking fell,” he snaps, immediately defensive

I shake et the fuck out of here and call it in to be cleaned up”

CHAPTER FOUR

INITIATION

RYAT

ONE OF THEM

SENIOR YEAR AT BARRINGTON UNIVERSITY

THE BACKS OF rinda sound when they impact the concrete Blood rushes in my ears, and my heart beats wildly in my chest

This is what I live for!

The adrenaline rush is unlike anything I’ve ever known—an addiction Soht off the streets or drank from a bottle

The hood is ripped off ht I’m in the center of a room Seats filled with e space You wouldn’t know they’re all killers if you saw them on the street The room is filled with power Some are senators, while others are CEOs of multibillion dollar companies A Lord iselse—someone has to be at the top, and another has to hold up the bottoraduation, we’re each strategically placed where we fit best in the world

My eyes fall to what looks to be a birdbath sitting in thepicks up

“Restrain him,” someone calls out

I’m shoved face-first to the floor My arrowl as I’ position A belt is wrapped around my neck and is pulled froht between my shoulder blades