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“If I tell you, you’re an accomplice. We’re about to break into somewhere.”
“Marjorie . . .” Henrietta glared.
“It’s for the good of the town!”
“Is it really?” Henrietta asked.
“Yes,” I cut in. “It’s important.”
Her lips pursed, but she nodded. “When are you doing this?”
“Now?” Marjorie asked me.
“I dedicated my whole day to this.”
“Then now.”
“Fine. I’ll keep an eye on the library. You go do whatever the hell you’re about to do. I heard and saw nothing, by the way.”
“Yes, ma’am!” Marjorie said. “Come on, Jade. Let’s go do this.”
The town hall was a massive building that had stood empty for longer than the library had. Wren had renovated it not too long ago in order to give the town a place to meet.
Today, it was empty, and it was the perfect time to sneak into the mayor’s office.
Marjorie and I walked to the back of the building at the end of a large hallway. She kept an eye out for cameras, and we tried our best to stay out of the shots.
Neither of us had any idea if the things even worked, but we didn’t want to get caught.
I immediately tried to pick the lock. Before I could even start, the door opened.
“People in this town have got to learn how to lock doors,” I muttered.
“Why would we want them to do that? It benefits us more this way.”
I laughed and walked in. The filing cabinets were all unlocked too, which made me concerned for the security of the town.
I’d think about that later. For now, I had one goal.
“Ooh, look at this one!” Marjorie was across the room. “It’s Kerry’s property taxes.”
“We shouldn’t—”
“What the fuck? She pays less than I do and has more land!”
“What?” I went over and looked.
“Take a picture. I wanna use this against her later.”
“Fine, fine.” I did what I was told. “We need to hurry. And consider making sure everyone is paying their fair share.”
“You’re so smart. And focused. Which is what I need to be.”
It took us another ten minutes to go through everything. We were about to give up when I glanced at his desk.
“There it is! Yes, finally.”
“Uh, Jade.” Marjorie was looking down the hallway. “We may have bigger problems.”
