Deadly Accusations

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CASEY HOLLAND LEANED BACK AGAINST the wooden chair in her supervisor’s office and fought the urge to pop a fat pink bubble while Stan spoke. She knew Stan didn’t mind the gum chewing, but blowing bubbles was another matter. Still, the need to release a little hot air was soaring.

When Stan finished talking, she said, “I don’t understand why you want two of us on the M10 bus when the kids aren’t threatening passengers. Can’t Jasmine handle a few twelve-year-olds alone for one shift?”

“She doesn’t have your experience.”

True. This was only Jasmine’s second undercover assignment. Sure, the woman had apparently worked in security before joining Mainland nearly four months ago, but hadn’t Stan told the team that Jasmine was hired for camera surveillance and then a few mobile patrol shifts in the security vehicle? How had she landed undercover work so quickly?

“Listen,” Stan said, scratching his trim gray beard, “things have been heating up between the two groups lately, and some of the drivers think the situation could become violent fast.”

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