Hidden Hero: His Time to Shine novel · Chapter 19 of 24
Chapter 19: The Offer
The stairwell was painted the color of old teeth.
A single bulb buzzed above the landing.
Two floors up, the fire door to the roof was propped open on a wedge of cardboard.
Lyle sent the guards to the foot of the stairs.
"Give us five minutes," he said. "Nobody comes up."
They went.
He took my gray phone from my jacket pocket, dropped it on the concrete, and ground it under his heel.
"That's Ellen's," he said. "She is a careful woman, so I assume she's listening to something."
"Check my ears if you like."
He looked at them for a long moment.
Then he laughed.
"No. I think you're just a man who doesn't know how to lie."
He leaned against the rail and held the token up between two fingers.
"Here is my offer, Caleb. I have never been in a hurry in my life, so it's a good one."
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of Hidden Hero: His Time to Shine are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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