Chapter 18
Townsend was oblivious. “You did what you had to do. It is not your fault. It’s not like you had any other way of defending yourself in that situation.”
Ben winced. “Lennon’s never been a big fan of lashing out in anger.” He tugged at his seatbelt; it suddenly felt too tight. “I can see why he’d feel uncomfortable with what happened. But Lennon, Townsend is right. There weren’t any other good options. The most important thing is you got away. Who knows what this Jamal guy would have done to you?”
Lennon ran his tongue along the outside of his teeth for a second. “He was going to ‘transfer’ me to his client. Jamal was a professional, just doing this for the paycheck. He hacked my phone, got the ride share info, and took it.”