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“Rasssssssse” My nalassy eyes flicked to Bax “Did you bring him in to finish the job?”

Bax grunted and propped a shoulder against the doorway “Looks like he took care of it just fine on his own fro”

“Fuck you”

Bax lifted a black eyebrow “Sorry, man, you aren’t my type”

“Marcus, who did you tell about your date with Roxie today?”

Those pain-lazed eyes shifted to me “How did you know about Roxie?”

On top of being a really shitty poker player, Marcus was married and had two little kids at houy

“So you He hurt her real bad and now there are a lot of people seriously pissed off about it Two of theht now, and you don’t even want to knohat Nassir will do if you don’t give me some answers”

He tried to shake his head but it really just lolled fro I haven’t been able to move since the ambulance hauled me here Besides, my wife has been in and out with the kids, so there was no way I was going to risk a phone call to a hooker when she ht overhear”

I lifted an eyebrow and curled -standing date, Marcus Who knew about it?”

His eyes drifted closed and I saw him wince a little bit “I had to lie to ot hit by a car Fuck you, Race What else can you do toto be able to walk for four months at least, and then I’ll be in a wheelchair for who kno long”

Typical addict It was always someone else’s fault It was my fault Marcus went all in on a shaky hand and tried to bluff It was rand he didn’t have to lose And of course it was allhi than so to oing to tell him as much when Bax suddenly shut the door behind him and stalked to the head of Marcus’s bed Even doped up as he was, I saw Marcus’s eyes widen and fear flood in behind the pain meds