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Chapter 8

Author: Saskay
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-28 18:20:12
ELIAS

Aaron was becoming a thorn planted too deeply in my side.

His men were gouging into my businesses, milking profits, and trying to buy out my suppliers. His actions weren’t really significant. They were petty things that weren’t meant to put a dent in my business. But even a small infection can rot if you don't cut it out before it's too late. And he was a boil that was beginning to fester.

I leaned back in the leather seat of my blacked-out SUV, my fingers drumming an uneven rhythm on my thigh. Next to me, Cathan sat with hard, assessing eyes.

“You're distracted,” he said, turning his face to mine.

I looked out through the car window at the smudged city as we sped towards the casino, my mind racing. "No more than usual," I said. I didn’t want to talk, but Cathan obviously didn’t get the memo cause he kept speaking.

"You're brooding over the boy again."

It was not a question; it was a statement.

"Drop it, Cathan," I growled, feeling the new itch I’d recently begun to feel
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