Every Bruise

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Chapter 35: The brick's sitting on Miss Okonkwo's desk with a piece of paper rubber-banded around it. Nobody's moved. "Nobody touch it," Miss Okonkwo says. "Fingerprints." Kael's already on his phone. "Ellis. It's Vance. I need you at Okonkwo's office. Second floor, above the pharmacy. Somebody just put a brick through her window." Pause. "No. Nobody's hurt. But I want a cruiser out front and I want it there for the rest of the week." He hangs up. Looks at Hana. "You okay?" Hana's crying. "Yeah," she says. "Yeah. I'm okay." "You're not okay. You're shaking." Kael crouches down in front of her. "Listen to me. That brick wasn't for you. It wasn't even for the lawyer. It was for the woman sitting in that chair." He tips his head at me. "So don't take it personal." Hana laughs. It's

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