CHAPTER 320 Bonus for Book 6

  The Beta & the Jewel Thief CHAPTER 1 – The Job

  LYRIC

  I look around, peering down one end of the street and up the other. The last thing I need is for anyone to see me. Us.

  I grip the tiny hand in mine a little tighter. I raise my other hand and knock on the worn and cracked door, quickly glancing around at our surroundings again. For the millionth time. All the while listening for movement from the other side of the door.

  I knock again when I hear nothing. Tap, tap, tap. My nerves ramp up as I wait, listening, looking, “Hurry up” I whisper sigh.

  The bite of cold nipping at us as we wait for the door to open. The snow in this part of the boroughs was thick and more was falling. The damp air seeped into our skin through the layers of clothing, chilling us right down to the bone.