“Now, why do I have a feeling Mayor Thane paid you to spread that rumor? Must be because I saw him talking with you and Dodie out here a few hours ago. What’s the going rate for malicious gossip, Edgar?”
She had seen the mayor stop his car in the street to talk with them shortly after Drew abruptly left the diner.
“Watch your mouth, little girl,” he said.
“Does the truth hurt? You told me that you and Dodie didn’t get there until after the shooting,” she reminded him.
The three toughs looked from her to Razz. He bristled as he realized he was losing credibility.
“If you don’t want to get hurt, move along. This here’s a private conversation.”
“On a public sidewalk,” she fired back.
Her insides twisted at the sudden feral malice in his expression. Razz and trouble had always been synonymous. But even the night of her only date with him, she had never considered him dangerous.
Until now.
She should have kept her mouth closed and kept walking. But since she hadn’t, she knew better than to let him see any trace of fear.
“Fair warning, Razz. I wouldn’t make accusations like that so publicly if I were you,” she warned.
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