Kevin’s twenty-fifth birthday was in a week. He knew he was going to be seeing T-Murek a lot more often now the deadline was fast approaching. Only a few days were left—a few days before T-Murek would finally show up to end his life in the most torturing way. The thought made him sweat. He did not want to die, at least not in that way.
Kevin realised he was still kneeling before Mirabel’s body amid the crowd that’d gathered. He noticed the crowd had gotten bigger, and he was receiving the most attention.
The cops were already present, and Alex led the team. He got down from his vehicle and was accompanied by the rest of the officers who were with him. The crowd fell silent for a moment, then came to life in a burst of conversation.
Alex took out his badge and shouted, “Police!”
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