"Braves called me and told me you were dead. Him being your partner, I assumed that he was telling the truth. How could I not?" David said, his heart racing faster by the second.
"Dave, you know as well as I do that Braves can't be trusted worth a damn. He's my partner but you know as well as I do that if he had a shot, he'd take it. If I were dead, you wouldn't be getting a call from him, it would come down from Dominic."
"Phoenix, why on Earth would they want you dead?"
"Dave, you know what I've seen, not to mention my issues with authority. Hell, if I were them I'd want me dead too."
"Phoenix, what does that mean?"
"David, you know full well who we work for and exactly what they're capable of... I've got to get this straightened out."
"What do you plan to do?"
"First order of business is to get Raven somewhere safe and as far out of their reach as possible. Then I call Braves. I've been in this far too long to fall victim to him, and I'll be damned if Raven will."
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Deception
Historia Corta"Love, relax. Christ, what has gotten into you?" He says, his hands gripping your shoulders tightly, trying to calm you down. He pulls you close, your head buried in his chest. You cried out, refusing to believe that he was here. You pushed him awa...
