Chapter 20
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I FELT EMPTY INSIDE when I left Justin’s place. Part of me was relieved that he’d let me walk out the door, another part wanted to be punished for killing his father.
As I got into my car, my phone rang. It was Cole.
“Where have you been?” he barked. “Sal and I have been trying to call you for the last couple of hours.”
“I’ve been busy. Cole, who in the hell told you that the Gold Vipers were responsible for the drive-by that killed Billy?” I asked sharply.
“Ronnie,” he replied. “He’s our V.P. Why? What’s the problem?”
“Because he was wrong and I killed an innocent man,” I snapped.
“Hold on a minute. Why would you say that?”
“I just left Tank’s place and there is no way the Gold Vipers were responsible for the drive-by.”
“What? You were actually there
