Chapter 53

That pissed Zy off. “Wanting your pound of flesh?”

“Wouldn’t you?”

Zy couldn’t say no without making himself a liar. “I get it. But I’m telling you, it’s not Trees.”

“Are you convinced it’s not him because you have a shred of proof or because you don’t want him to be guilty?”

“Stop being an asshole. Trees and I go way back. I know because I know.”

One-Mile sneered. He’d seen people sell their own family out for a buck. Exchanging a co-worker no one liked for a pile of cash was nothing to lots of folks. And if that resulted in the death of the dr*g lord’s wife, too bad.

“Sure. Whatever. I’ve got to go.” He stood.

Zy grabbed his arm. “I’m not done fucking talking to you.”

He glared down at the thick fingers wrapped around his arm, then back into Zy’s angry blue eyes. “What are you looking for here? You want me to believe Trees is innocent because you said so? I don’t work that way.”

The Efron lookalike released him and sighed as he