The man smiled, a grin that terrified the man sitting across from him. “Do we have a deal?” he asked, his tone holding a distinct threat despite the smile on his lips.52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkc1VMFSCl
His companion nodded with quick jerky movements. “Y-yes. D-deal.”52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzsQrEctXv
“Good.” He leaned back in his chair. “Now, tell me what I want to know.” 52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReRDkp42fs
“W-well, I, I, uh, don’t know m-much,” started the terrified man. “BUT!” he almost shouted when the smiling man’s face darkened in rage. 52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPX7bVnge4C
“But what?" growled the first man, his pleasant smile still in place. “Tell me how to get into the book NOW or your son dies.”52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZztMVFSupi
“I don’t know anything about getting into books!” sobbed the man. “I-I only know there’s this thing, an, an item. Everyone h-has been whispering about it.”52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjyYzxpTFb
He slammed his fists onto the table, his smile twisting. “What. IS. IT?!”52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfm40exD6m
“A necklace!” sobbed the cowering man. “It’s a necklace! I swear on my son’s life!”52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8Mu2mU774
“WHAT KIND OF NECKLACE?” He slammed his fists onto the wood again. “ANSWER ME!” 52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTlfaFOY32
“I-it’s supposed t-to be a silver ch-chain w-with a-a pen. Please don’t kill my son, that’s all I know!”
“Where is it?” His twisted smile looked painful even as his voice dropped to a near whisper.52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gTczNgLEj
“I’ve never seen it! I swear! P-please!” His desperate eyes dropped to the item now held in the villain’s hand.52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMskR9uH7yA
In the dark room, it would have been easy to miss the small gun clenched by the smiling man. The gun pointed across the table at his companion.52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVOZw4b3sI
“Please,” whispered the panicked father. “I told you what you wanted to know! You said if I did, my son would live! That was the deal!”52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIchnq5JaR
“And he is still living.” He cocked the gun with a casual movement. “I’ll ask you only once more. Where. Is. The. Necklace?”52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7FMk9HPAI
“I-I-I….” He swallowed hard. “It….. it might… might be at…. At the jewelry st-store.”52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TPUQ44wEC
“Finally.” The man’s expression shifted back to a pleasant smile. He stood and nodded to the other man. “Have a lovely rest of your day.” He strode to the door.52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YYpt75orr
The seated man gasped in relief, pressing a hand over his heart.52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7j3XUJTFEv
At the door the smiling man turned. A gunshot rang through the silence, followed by a thump and then the slam of a door.
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