s arm, shoving her onto her bed. Chloe cradled her thr

n't enough. The twenty-dollar shakedown was

," Olivia said, her

r. It was her only link to the outside world, to

ed. Brenda took a threatening step forward, and Chloe fli

ying to sound brave. "You can't j

mall room. Chloe's head snapped to the side,

rd about the law," Brenda growle

er. Her voice was small, but the betrayal was huge.

Sarah, confided in her. She had thought Sarah was just t

via's face. "See? This is so mu

anyway. Olivia's fingers flew across the screen, typing in the PIN. She navigate

here," Olivia mused. "I'll just take fifteen hundred.

Olivia had just stolen a month's worth of

e back onto the bed

over her. Her cheek stung. Her wrist ached. Her bank account was nearly empty

atisfied. Greed gli

hone. "But it's not enough. This is just a one-time t

alk," Chloe stammered, the tru

. We think you should provide us with a monthly all

her in disbelief

ive thousand dollars a month. That sounds fair. You'll call your parents, you'll cry, you'l

leaded. "He'll nev

ling over Chloe. She cracked her knuckles, t

low threat. "You're going to call him. Right now.