Chapter25: Prime Suspect

Chapter 25: Prime Suspect  XENOIS The safehouse was exactly the kind of place that didn't exist officially - it was a warehouse found near an abandoned industrial site, where the sound of traffic from the nearby highway would cover any peculiar sounds that would come from inside the warehouse.   I'd used locations like this dozens of times over the years, though I couldn't remember exactly what I had used for them, for at the moment. Sloane, one of my private assistant and assassin when the time came, was waiting for me in the main room, he had a serious expression on his face as he led me toward a closed door. "He's been cooperative," Sloane said without wasting time, going straight to the point as he continued speaking.  "The kid is more cooperative than I expected, actually, which means that the kid is scared out of his mind." Kid. The word registered oddly in my brain as I narrowed my eyes, and I found myself frowning. "How young are we talking?" "You'll see." Sloane led me through