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or its bandits. Everything has it's own history, it used to be a really busy road until the attacks started. Slowly, people began to avoid the road until it became what it is today. "The place isn't far". He picked up a small bottle of alcohol and shoved it into his pocket. He went almost nowhere without his

ed on the lights. A man was seated there facing the wall. "Turn off the lights", he said. Mr Fletcher nearly rolled his eyes as he reached for the light switch and turned it off. The man clapped his hands twice and a light above his table came on. "Why have you come", his voice, deep, echoed in the room. "The Greco's", Mr Fletcher answered, tapping his feet on the floor. The man let out a throaty laugh. "Patience, Fletcher, we still have a lot to do. We'll get to the Greco's slowly, but before that, we have to make our path smooth", he said. Mr

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y into his office. He stood right in front of the table. He could feel Clarence eyes, sizing him up. Shoving his hands into his jet black hair, "you should offer me a seat at least", he said to Clarence. Clarence looked bored. He knew Xander only came here to banter words with him and that it wasn't anything meaningful. "I see you've forgotten how to knock. Well, what brings you here", Clarence said coldly. " Well, just a little bit of chit chat, we should talk about somethings you know", Xander answered. To an extent,

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upstairs and came back down a few minutes later to join them. Food was served already. The while family ate in silence for a few minutes. As Karen cleared the plates, Clarence turned to look at his wife. " Give us some minutes Irene", he said. Squeezing Alice's hand softly, Irene left the dining room. Alice straightened her back on the seat, ready to hear what her dad had to say. "I need you to do something for me", he said, lifting his head to look at her. Her eyes were like her mum's, dark brown in color. Her blonde hair too, it was only a bit longer. "You'll have to eliminate someone, leave no traces". Alice frowned deeply. " Reason", she asked. "Business reasons and nothing else", Clarence replied. " That doesn't