Chapter 38

I carefully slide behind the hot steering wheel. With even more care, I gingerly put my seatbelt on. I pull out of the parking lot and notice one of Moon's black Caddies across the street. It pulls out and follows me.

I take a few turns and enter the I-17 on-ramp. The Caddy stays a safe distance behind me until I take the Peoria turnoff and head into Ghetto Center. That's not actually the mall's name, it's just what it's known as. Off the road that circles the mall there's a large store that's been vacant for years. It went out of business ages ago and no one ever moved in. This isn't the nicest neighborhood. I drive into the parking lot. The Caddy pulls up beside me and Moon opens the back door. Gomez is driving and he isn't looking at me.

I pop the locks and Moon opens the passenger door.

"What the fuck are you doing?" he asks before he shifts his body inside. He's not wearing a jacket and he's a bit more disheveled than I'm accustomed to.

I'm more than ready for this macho thug