Enslaving Alice

on the corner to find a decent-sized st

a grin. "You wanna smash

aim, right?

ged. "I figured you ju

her windows will do th

safe in the knowledge they wouldn't dare do the same to his shithole. Even if they did dare to incur his wrath and

rock into the top window of the Ryder hous

ed with little tingles of excitement, accompani

ad to get at his bitch of a mum? He was raised by the

own on his face, because Dylan was smi

im?" he

b no

I feel like the poor guy's suffered e

in her life. If we skip the first step in my p

fingers off thoug

ng else," Dylan said, p

flat, making conversation in a blatant attempt

could hold a decent conversation and keep up an ent

about him not taking the bait. He arranged his bag with the bag of powder on top. If he

w of small terrace houses and fences marked with the words, 'Do Not Park Here' in whit

ance to the block was h

der Caleb's weight as he made his way up

tes round?" Caleb

uggies and let's face it, they're all

known for their physical prowess. That didn't stop them talking like badm

lt when Andy smiled warmly, inviting him int

flex for British people, offering tea to anyone who popped over,

m the pile by the sink. It was hard not to stare at the mountain of cutlery and pots stacked up like a round of J

lined mugs, empty pie foils and even crisp packets. When Caleb spotted the real ashtray underneath a pi

guitar that currently occupied the seat space. Just being in this flat

he wondered. He knew the guy was

open. From the corner of his eye, he watched Andy, hoping he would spot the enormous baggie sitting on the to

Caleb turned up his nose. "You're the onl

it kinda puts you o

ead and let out a

out for my own good, but I know it was coz I emb

returned, making hi

t vile cow than Caleb. He didn't deserve to s

I don't want to do i

f," Caleb declared, making his way aro

able to grab his bag and let himself o

eemed freezing in comparison. Caleb shivered, watching the white

ng the bag from his hands

his decision to call it off whe

with glee, holding open

heart

ppy?" Dylan frowned. "

mother would swear blind she hadn't stolen any money after he'd watched her lift it from his wallet.

the world. Beating the tar out of the posh twats who looked down on him, however, was a different

d of door that you could easily kick in, and the only other point of access

king sound indicated it was on the latch, so Caleb took the opportunity to wedg

over the piles of boxes in the hallway, A

o the living room, but his eyes couldn't seem t

what he was looking for, sitting inside

gry, not really. The drugs weren't his to steal in the first

," Andy lied. "I was about to

still," Dy

Dylan, looking at him like

sh shoes and coat. He wasn't the sort of perso

ndy's question. Caleb had mentioned knowing Juju

his legs around his waist and shoving his head down while pulling his arm back. He was vaguely aware that Andy was

n pull a pair of secateu

ught we agreed we weren't g

ing what he'd intended to

pered so close that Caleb could feel the warm condensation of

grabbed the finger. "Shouldn

wing up his face like the

hears him screa

e to face with Andy and said he would

him. He doubted the poor lad had even registered the warni

ng his teeth and closing his eyes as though

in pain, hoping Dylan wasn

saw the mess of blood and

r, hur hurr," An

ions better this time," Dylan said in an eerily calm voi

ease. I beg you. Plea

as Dylan gripped the next

m this time, okay

ylan raised the secateurs, praying that

but it couldn't technically be de

ylan laughed. "Caleb, what do you

as some hardman, but he wasn't, not on the inside. He had anger issues and trouble controlling impulses,

he floor. It lay there, limp and seeping blood into the dirty

, kicking him lightly in the side. "You c

ging him away from the scene of the crime. He made a quick s

b had to shove his hands in his pockets so D

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