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Where The Streetlights End
Javier Mendoza has spent most of his life surviving. California raised him on loyalty, concrete, and consequences. Gang life gave him brothers, a reputation, and more trouble than he can count. It also put him behind bars more than once.…
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Previously
…Javier's grip tightened. "How'd you get this number?" "I got reach, man. You know that. We need to talk about Angel. And about what you saw. In person." "I'm not coming back to California." "Then I'll come to you." The line went dead. Javier stood there, the receiver pressed to his ear, listening to nothing. Rafael watched him from the doorway, his face unreadable. "Javi." "I know." "What do you need?" Javier hung up the phone. The country night pressed against the windows, dark and waiting. Somewhere in the yard, a branch cracked. "I need to figure out how to keep this place from getting burned down because of me."