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Chapter 74: Prize of a Snitch

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Jordan

Bill’s office was, as usual, a pile of paperwork. It had that smell of old coffee and lemon polish—a mix that could either calm you down or make you gag, depending on how guilty you felt walking in. I wasn’t guilty of Malik’s murder, but I sure wasn’t innocent of wanting him dead.

A guard had escorted me straight from the corridor chaos. Now he shut the door behind me like a bank vault sealing up. Bill sat behind his desk, one arm resting on a mountain of files, the other nursing a Styrofoam cup. He had that look cops get when they’ve been up all night—eyebrows heavy, mouth set, brain grinding like a cement mixer.

He waved me into the chair opposite. “Sit, Vex. Relax. You’re not under arrest.”

“Right,” I muttered, lowering myself into the chair like it might be wired. “Because being cuffed and dragged here at midnight screams spa day."

Bill gave a small snort. “Stop trying to be funny, boy. We've got a serious problem to deal with.”

I raised an amused brow. “We?” I asked, scof
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