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The Runaway and the Enforcer

Beau, thirty-five, is a gangland enforcer who has gone into hiding rather than following the orders of his boss, Mercer, to harm a rival's kid. Now, all Beau wants to do is eliminate Mercer before getting out of town. When Rick, an eighteen-year-old denizen of the streets, witnesses Beau killing one of Mercer's men who has found him, Beau takes Rick under his wing instead of killing him, as well. He offers Rick a place to stay while he figures out how to put his plan to take Mercer out into action -- without ending up dead himself. Befriending Rick is an act Beau may come to regret. Rick convinces Beau to take him along when he leaves town -- thus working his way into Beau's dangerous life on the run -- and perhaps, into his heart, if Beau can come to grips with the fact that Rick is half his age. Note: This story contains scenes of graphic violence.

Edward Kendrick · LGBT+

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51 Chs

Chapter 40

“I’ll take you to the airport. Call it a reward for being a good boy and telling me as much as you did. If I find out you lied…”

“I’m not. As God is my witness, I’m not.”

“Somehow, I doubt he gives a damn.”

Beau helped Nash to his feet, and then back to the SUV, with Nash cradling his injured hand against his chest. Half an hour later, Beau watched Nash walk up to a ticket counter, his hand now hidden under his jacket. When Nash was finished, Beau followed him to the security gate, wondering how he’d explain his injuries. Whatever Nash told the agent must have worked, because he was let through. Beau waited until Nash was out of sight before heading out, leaving Nash’s SUV in the lot and taking a cab back to where he’d parked his car, what seemed like too many hours earlier.

Rather than going straight home, because he didn’t want to face Rick’s questions, he found a diner, ordered a late lunch, and placed a call to Whalen.

“He’s been dealt with,” Beau said when Whalen answered.

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