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By the time I headed toward the garage where I left Benny with Reno, the fresh tattoo beneath my sleeve had settled into a steady burn.
It should have kept my attention on the road, but my thoughts had remained inside the tattoo shop with JJ. I kept replaying the moment she froze beneath my fingers, followed by the way she insisted Bones had only run his mouth.
Maybe she had told me the truth.
Maybe I had become too accustomed to people offering the smallest version of it.
I pushed the thought aside as I turned into the abandoned equipment yard Benny had chosen. Reno’s truck sat behind the garage beside a dark SUV and several motorcycles. Jarek, Marcus, Bryce, and Smitty had arrived.
Inside, Reno remained secured to a metal chair near the rear wall. His face had swollen where B
