Chapter 392

DRAKE It plays out exactly as Shane Ryan predicted: Boyle is only interested in the money. He gives us a time and place to leave the cash, and in return, Chad gets a location. These guys aren’t criminal masterminds, and their entire plan is full of holes. If I wanted to take them down there and then, I could have. But that can wait. Amelia comes first. The address they’ve given us is an abandoned repair shop on the edge of Hell’s Kitchen. Constantine drives us there, and I feel the tension build as we make our way through the dimly lit building. It smells of piss and old motor oil, and I can hear rats scurrying around in the darkness. I can’t stand the thought of her being trapped, alone and scared, and my fists clench so tight that my nails slice into my palms. What if she’s not here? What if something goes wrong? If anything has happened to her … I shut down that train of thought and cast my flashlight around the room. The light flickers over piles of rotting newspapers, a heap of t