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Chapter 8

           

           IlookeddownatElliott.

           Hiseyeswereahand’sbreadthfrommine,anddespitethegripIhadonhisthroattheywerestillburningwithrage.Breathwhistledinhisteethasheclawedafterthestrengthtobreakmygripanddamageme.

           Iyankedhimofftherailandproppedhimawayfrommewithacautionaryarm.

           "Listen,I’mpassingnojudgementshere.Ijustwanttoknow.WhatmakesyouthinkshehasanyconnectiontoBancroft?"

           "Becauseshetoldme,motherfucker."Thesentencehissedoutofhim."Shetoldmewhathe’ddone."

           "Andwhatwasthat?"

           Heblinkedrapidly,theundischargedragecondensingintotears."Dirtytilings,"hesaid."Shesaidheneededthem.Badlyenoughtocomeback.Badlyenoughtopay."

           Mealticket.Don’tworryDaddy,whenI’mrichwe’llbuyMummyback.Easyenoughmistaketomakewhenyou’reyoung.Butnothingcomesthateasy.

           "Youthinkthat’swhyshedied?"

           HeturnedhisheadandlookedatmeasifIwasaparticularlypoisonousspeciesofspideronhiskitchenfloor.

           "Shedidn’tdie,mister.Someonekilledher.Someonetookarazorandcutherup."

           "Trialtranscriptsaysitwasaclient.NotBancroft."

           "Howwouldtheyknow?"hesaiddully."Theynameabody,whoknowswho’sinsideit.Who’spayingforitall

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