Luca:
Matteo brought the boy into the room and closed the door behind him.
Noah Laird stood there, eyes low, hands twitching. He didn’t need to be told to sit. He dropped into the chair across from me without a word.
I didn’t say anything at first.I Just looked at him.
He cracked fast.
“I didn’t want to do it,” he said. “I swear, I didn’t know what was in it.”
I stayed quiet.
“I sell on campus, yeah—small stuff. Pills, party things. Nothing that bad or serious I swear. The money’s quick and people don’t ask questions.”
He wiped his palms on his jeans.
“A week ago, two guys pulled me aside behind one of the science buildings. Said they were connected. Castellani, I think. They didn’t even introduce themselves. They Just told me I’d be doing something for them.”
“What?”
“They hand
