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Jason's POV:

          I woke up on a black leather couch, thankfully not tied and not naked. Besides that, there wasn't much furniture in the room besides another matching couch and chair, a glass coffee table, and a wall of bookshelves full of old books, many unlabeled. But the most eye catching thing was a grand fireplace, straight out of a Sherlock Holmes novel. "Damn this is probably the most expensive room I've ever been in." That was actually probably wrong since I'd been to the white house before, but I didn't sleep on their couch, even if I had been kidnapped.

          "So I guess that you don't live in a penthouse apartment on your journalist's salary." I heard Angel's voice from behind me. I peeked up from the couch and there he was, lounged out in a very comfortable looking desk chair with his feet on an oak desk, finished the same way as the fireplace. Yes, this was definitely straight out of a Sherlock Holmes novel. I half expected him to come through the door, smoking a pipe with a cup of tea. "That's an understatement. I live in a basement that I rent as an apartment because I can't afford anything better."

          That brought a bit of a smile to his face, though he covered it up shortly after. "Doesn't surprise me. They never pay people what they deserve. I read your journals. They're more detailed then what the police have on me so far. They could cause me some trouble if they ended up in the wrong hands." I nodded. It most certainly could. "So is it safe to assume that they're going to be burned and I'm going to be dead by the end of tonight?" I didn't want to die but if I cooperated I might at least get a painless death.

          He didn't answer for a few seconds, only adding to my anxiety. "On the contrary, I need a mind like yours on my side, and a body like yours in my bed." If I had had a drink, it would've been all over the floor. "Well you're a lot more... forward... then I thought you would be." was all I could manage. He laughed. "You'll do it or you'll die. Simple as that. I always get what I want." His  devilish grin made me believe it, and this time would be no different.

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