Chapter 12

Quinn

The ride into town with Tony was a lot more enjoyable than the two rides I’d shared with Troy so far. Without his boss present, Tony was a pleasant, chatty individual. “Why do you work for a man like Troy?” I asked on a whim when the conversation dried up a little.

“He’s the best of the bosses. He gives us a bigger cut than anyone else.”

"Why don't you just do a regular job?"

Tony took his eyes off the road for a moment to look at me, then turned back to pay attention to his driving. "Not all of us are fortunate enough to have good opportunities. You should know that better than most."

“Yes, but Troy...he’s so…so…”

“Violent? They all are Miss, but Mister Bailey is fair. Strict, but fair, and...He doesn’t deal in humans and drugs like the others.”

“That’s where you draw the line?”

“Human trafficking is where a lot of us draw the line. I started out working for Lawson. My first assignment was loading little girls into containers to be shipped off for sex work overseas.”

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