ud
g to add, Audry?" Do
t the head of the table, Mr. Molton, was the leader o
Jerry is taking his lunch break. We need to have someone cover for him during that ti
ressed by my catch and h
n to such a high rank in the short amount of time that she's been with us. It's her attention to detail that sets her apart from every
r's second in command, nodded and ma
job," Mr. Molton said a
side, I saw Daniel, the le
being the leader-technically, he could take over any day now-but it seemed like his father didn't think he was r
een here for six months and I'd never seen that guy smile once. Gabriel sat right across from me-he was Mr. Molton's younger brother and Daniel's unc
to be only part of the gang for six months and al
ht that Mr. Molton was making a mistake in trusting the young, doe-eyed girl. But in the short time
' campaign. As long as his father kept me arou
one-hundred percent correct. No one
down and slit Mr. Molton's t
As I put on my burnt orange jacket, I glared around at all the expensive things in the Molton's
Molton's liked to pretend they weren't corrupt like the rest of t
hese possessions
t door, but before I could open
so soon
d recognize that deep
s undeniably handsome. He had dark brown eyes, short black hair, and a bit of facial hair that made him look more manly, if that was even possible. Daniel spent a lot of
on warranted because I wanted him to kn
this beautiful home, Daniel. I do have to
ression. "If I'm not mistaken, my father has
did he know
isn't up until next year,"
a compl
until they stopped on my lips. "What a shame," he sai
part of the silent game we played. Daniel didn't trust me, with good reason, so he tried to use his good looks to see what I
hat, but I have to go feed my
matter. This was my go-to excuse when I w
l see you soon," Da
it as a warning. He was watching me. I didn't resp
, I thought about Daniel, something I often did, which was a problem in itself. Why did I have to be attracted to the person who tr
t and thought about Daniel's
out,
o, this was too important. My plan was too personal to
tun gun. The neighborhood my apartment was in was shitty for even Detroit standards. But I picked it because it
etween my place and the Molton's was laughable. It was like comparing the sun and the moon-it
off, I stared at my reflection; my long blonde hair, blue eyes, a nose that was too small for my face, and a small
. I had to keep all of my clothes hanging up in a closet in the hallway or a storage bin
ing I'd been working on for the past year and a half. I started it the day after my father was s
lton F
pped out of the police academy, even though I was almost finished. I had been following in my f
ot and my whole wo
. I'd been collecting information on them and everything was detailed on the board in front of me. I used red yarn to connect det
me obs
sponsible for taking away the only parent I had
one hundred percent sure they were responsible for my father's death. I needed irrefutable evidence
uld not hesitate to take down their gang from the inside. I had en
it turned out it was Daniel, I wouldn't hesit
man who changed my life and gave me a future when I thought I was destined for the streets. They not
my theory board and added the
her's killer. Which meant I was one ste