CHAPTER 24
ZACH POV I follow them into the dark alley behind the arena. Martin walks ahead with the two armed men flanking him. They stop halfway down, where the light from the street barely reaches. There’s a third figure waiting in the deeper shadows. I can’t make out a face, only the outline of a coat and the faint glint of a watch when the man shifts. One of the guards hands over a black briefcase. The transfer is quick. I edge closer, keeping to the wall as I tried to see the content of the briefcase just then my phone starts ringing in my pocket. I kill the call instantly, but it’s already too late. Both guards turn toward the sound. One of them takes a step in my direction. I turned going for my escape. I was still bruised from my last fight and I wasn’t about to risk exposing my iden
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