Chapter 16After bickering with the pawn broker for twenty minutes on how valuable the guitar was, Lucien settled on selling it for less than it was worth. He realized his bickering got him nowhere, especially as the hours in the day seemed shorter and shorter. He also managed to sell some of Mick’s microphones and one of his leather jackets, too, so he walked away with a handsome amount of change. He got the pawn ticket, though he insisted that he was not coming back for it. When he stepped outside, it was right into the flash of a camera.
“Lucien DuPont,” the photographer shouted in his face. He had barely enough time to slip his glasses over his nose before the next flash came. “Are you aware the Mick has posted on his social media, pleading his innocence?”
“What now?”
“Lucien,” the p
