Page 42 of Seeking Salvation

“Gotta check you ain’t wired, bitch.”

“Just tell me what happened to Rose.”

“Ah, Rose. Pretty, little druggy Rose. Although saying that, I think I’d rather fuck you.”

“I’d rather fuck a rusty spike.”

“That hurts my feelings, Maya.”

“Like I care about your feelings.”

“Bet you fucked Allen real good, didn’t ya. Did he tell you who he really is? Did he tell you he’s killed more people than I ever have? That he was the baddest motherfucka London has seen since the fucking Kray Twins.”

“Then maybe you should stop insulting his girl.”

“That’s the thing, Maya. He was the baddest thing, but now? Now, he’s nothing but a has-been.”

“So you think you can take him now?”

“Oh, I’m going to do more than take him. I’m going to take you. I’m going to make you take Rose’s place.”

Titan’s hand shook slightly with rage as he continued to listen, while Reaper got on the other line with Bás and worked out the best way to get in and out of this club in the middle of the afternoon.

“Take her place doing what?”

“Let’s just say we have someone in power who needs an indentured sleep partner, shall we?”

“You mean a sex slave?”

“If you want to be crass about it, yes.”

“How can it be anything else? You were going to force my sister into becoming a sex slave for some sick old man.”

“Woman, Maya. Don’t assume and be sexist.”

“You people are sick.”

“No, we’re powerful, and the powerful prey on the weak and that’s what your sister was, and that’s what you are.”

Titan heard a sniff and his gut twisted, with rage.

“Why did you kill her?”

“Because of that fucking brat. We worked for months to set this up, drawing her in, and offering her drugs but she didn’t bite. The night she died, things got a little out of hand. She fought us and she hit her head. It was an accident.”

“Bullshit.”

“Truth, Maya. She hit her head and we made it look like suicide with a little help from someone inside the force.”

“You still killed her.”

“Nope, but it don’t matter either way. This works out better. Our client liked you better anyway, so you’re going to take Rose’s place.”

“You’ll never get away with it.”

“Oh, because of your big, scary boyfriend? He’s going to jail or the morgue, I don’t care which.”

A scuffle broke out on the line and then it went dead as Watchdog came back on the line.

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