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Danny

“Go make yourself an awesome night, please,” Amber looks at me pleadingly, and I lower my gaze to see the many hundred-dollar bills in my hand.

My brain cells are already doing some kind of dance to celebrate this, making me miss what she says next, but as I hear Elia respond with a grunt, I know that it wasn’t directed toward me anyway.

Just as I’m about to turn towards her again, telling her that I want to watch the game with Arawn, she closes the door in my face, making me jerk back.

“Aw, man,” I groan, pushing the crumbled bills into the pocket of my jacket.

Elia sighs, laying his hand over my shoulder. “What did you want to do?”

“Actually, I wanted to watch the game with Arawn tonight,” I respond, as he steers me to the elevator.

Two armed men remain standing at the entrance while we ride down with the third man who was positioned in the apartment to protect Amber.

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