Chapter 31

“Liam Byrne.”

Anne wrote down the name and the address. “I’ll send a fucking army into that shitty house,” she exclaimed while taking out her cell phone.

Thomas put a hand on the telephone and shook his head. “No…I’d like…I’d like to decide what to do with Elias, first.”

Elias was breaking the law with his brother. Elias was selling his body. Elias, who knew what else he did…

“You know I usually see everything as very black and white, but yes, I think you should really decide what to do with him.”

Thomas’s cell phone appeared in his hand, and for a moment, he felt very lost.

“He’s a kid, Anne. I knew from the beginning that it was a bad idea. I should have followed my instinct. I should have given up when he stole my wallet!”

His colleague almost spit Coke out of her mouth in shock. And Thomas couldn’t help but tell her the rest, from the beginning. 13

Elias

It was raining again.

Elias was lying in his bed, headphones in his ears.