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The Naked Beat

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"You!" Jeffrey said as he pointed a shaky pistol at Jade Chen. "You turned my little girl into a junkie and a prostitute! And now you're going to pay!"

Jade Chen tried to talk her way out of it. "Mr. Miller, is it? Mr. Miller, I didn't turn your daughter into a junkie. She was already on heroin when she came to me. I merely gave her a place to stay and a way to support her habit. And for that I am guilty. But I couldn't let the child suffer."

"Shut your filthy mouth, you whoremonger!" he screamed loudly...

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    Neville Hunt over 7 years ago

    From snivelling cry baby to psychopath on the turn of a sixpence. Riveting, Christopher. It ain't just heroin that's been injected, but a whole heap of tension too!

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    Christopher over 7 years ago

    Thanks for reading, Neville and Aspen.

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