Chapter 39

“That day, Mikhail asked me to to tail an operation, dead for twenty years. Up in Wyoming, a drug bust lead to capture of huge amount of acotine and unprocessed mercury. We have to keep an eye on these things anyway. So I assumed it was a simple case of an old drug route re-opened. As for the mercury, someone could’ve used the abandoned warehouse to store it. That was our problem, not that of human police force. And no matter how fat ther pockets we make, they have more up their sleeves they can ask for. I was not in the mood to negotiate numbers and thankfully I didn’t have to. A bunch of changelings barfed all they knew with the right amount of cocaine up their noses. I am not proud of it but I did them no harm.”

His redemption might not be quick to come at this stage, but his search reflected in how defensive he sounded.

“We have a fair tolerance for such things. Way better than humans.” It was Silas who spoke, pinning Evan with a hard gaze.

“Right. Yes. I drove for another t