Chapter 4

"Cut off Theo's placement," Julian said into his phone. "Tonight." He said it looking straight at me, waiting for me to fold, because in four years I always folded. I didn't move. So he put it on speaker — to make sure I heard the leash tighten. "Marcus Lee." "Terminate all Ashford funding for Theodore Hart. Now." Silence. Not hesitation. The other kind. The kind that opens under your feet. "Sir… Theo was moved to Groundwork housing five weeks ago. Ms. Hart arranged it." A pause,...