Chapter 24
Lucien grabbed the kneeling man by the hair, lifting his head to face him. The man's eyes were red and swollen, blood flowing freely from his mouth. "You think I wouldn't find out you were the mole." He lifted his fist and drove it hard into the man's face repeatedly. More blood splattered. Lucien tightened his grip on his hair. "I hope you have some money saved from what you were paid. I hear caskets are very expensive these days." He shoved him away. The man crawled back to Lucien, clutching his leg. "Mr. Black. Please forgive me. I have a family at home. They'll starve if I'm gone.” Lucien let out a long mocking laugh. "Playing the family card now, are we? You should have thought about them before you betrayed me." "I was—" The man drew in a weak rattling breath. "I was in debt. I
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