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Jax had been minding his own business at the back of a smoky jazz club when a girl named Mia—wearing a trench coat and a nervous smile—slipped a key into his pocket.

Jax took a long drag of his cigarette, the smoke curling around his face like a ghost. "The rules changed the moment I saw the bullet holes in your windshield, Miller. This isn't just a delivery. This is a mess."

Jax looked into the case, his eyes widening. He didn't see money. He didn't see drugs.