Through the window of the interrogation room, Matt and Jake watched Kevin pace around the small room. He looked nervous, but resolute.
Matt looked at Jake, one brow c****d. “What’s scarier than we are?”
Jake rubbed the back of his neck. “Home?”
Matt looked less than thrilled.
“No kidding.” Jake leaned against the wooden frame of the one-way glass. The kid was probably new to Phagan’s operation. Jake explained to Matt that besides thieving, Phagan also ran an extensive underground operation that helped runaways the way society was supposed to. This inspired an almost fanatical loyalty and made the kids impossible to turn. All they had to offer them was a trip into foster care or a return to their nightmare.
“So the only way to crack him is to be worse than whoever was beating him?” Mat
