Page 102 of Agony

One-handed, because their fingers were still linked, Justice tugged out his buzzing phone. “Mine too.”

“Answer it on yours,” Fisher said and Justice hit the speaker button.

“I’m here with Fisher,” Justice said by way of a greeting.

“All good?” Dave asked.

“So far.” Justice tightened his hand around his.

“Fisher?” Dave said as if getting his okay.

“Yeah, we’re working it out.”

“That’s good. Listen, I got a call about a crime scene that I need you both to check out.”

“Why? Crime scenes aren’t our thing,” Fisher said.

“Your name was found there.”

“What?” Surprise filled his voice.

“I’ll give you the address.”

Cold fear punched his gut.

“What is it?” Justice urged.

“We gotta go now!”

San Bernardino, California.

“So, tell me how you know this place,” he said, heading down the freeway just past the San Bernardino County line.

“I’ve been trying to find the boys, well, some of them are men now, and help them survive.”

“That’s what you were talking about at the smoke shop when you said we were naive to think Solomon didn’t have help.”

“I had only found out about Tanis just before I ran into you there.” Fisher rubbed a hand over his face. “I was still in shock. I don’t have all the facts. I don’t know if Solomon continued doing business with Tanis after Rogue killed him.”

“What? Killed who?”

“Rogue shot Tanis, thought the guy was dead, and Solomon confirmed it.”

“He lied,” Justice murmured.

“Solomon was a master of lies.”

“He’s dead and we’ll kill all of his partners.” He took Fisher’s hand to bring his attention to him. The look that came over Fisher’s face when he talked about Tanis wasn’t one he wanted to see.

What he wanted was to see the look on Fisher’s face when they finally ended Tanis.

A sudden thought occurred. “Does Tanis have other partners besides Blue and Crow?”

“I found out from a guy, a teenager actually, that Blue was running boys. That’s how Blue ended up on my radar.”

“Where’s this teenager?”

“At the address we’re going to see.”

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