talk to him?”
“The guy met her out back. No one saw him but Chastity.” The big man rubbed his bald head. “Oh, babe.”
“Where’s the envelope Archimedes gave her?” Noah asked.
“She put it in her locker.”
“Get in here, Rafe,” Noah growled into the communication device.
Within seconds Rafe shoved through the back door, slamming it open, gun raised.
“There’s an envelope in one of the lockers. The victim was poisoned, so be careful. Take one of the bills. Leave the others for the cops.” He nodded at Chastity’s order book, which had slid across the floor when he’d taken down Al. “Bag that, too. I want to know what he used. It acted fast.”
Rafe tugged a blue glove from inside his vest and headed through the door the cook pointed out.
Noah crossed his arms. “Listen to me carefully, Al.” The cook’s eyes widened. “Your name tag,” Noah pointed out. “Archimedes is after this woman.” He indicated Lyssa. “He’s killed a lot of people. We could use your help.”
“I couldn’t even protect Chastity.” Al looked as if he might collapse again. “Maybe the cops can help.”
“The feds can’t catch him, the cops can’t catch him. I will.”
Sirens sounded in the distance. The look on Noah’s face sent a chill through Lyssa.
“They’re coming. I need some cover, Al. If we get pulled into custody, she’s a sitting duck for this psycho.”
Al’s expression changed and he shoved up his shirtsleeve. He had a tattoo that read Semper fidelis. Always faithful.
“You get this guy, make him pay for what he did to Chastity and the cops don’t hear nothing from me except that envelope.”
Noah gave the man a sharp nod. “You got it, Marine.”
Rafe slipped back into the room, a baggie in his hand with a twenty-dollar bill showing. “There was a pin in the envelope. Pricked her skin. Not much here. My guess is batrachotoxin because of the amount.”
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