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Chapter 146: Private Investigator

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Vincent POV

Reconnecting with the person I'd just spoken to on the phone has got to be the best news I've heard in a week.

He was someone whom I knew nothing about, except that he was a pro at finding people and keeping his word. Not to mention, he always seems to turn up whenever I am in a fix.

I drove toward the coded location I'd been given over the phone.

The codes. Of course. Only one person would use our coded system to communicate with me.

Fifth and Harbor Street. But not the warehouse.
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