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    Payback Is a Bitch
    Payback Is a Bitch
    Payback Is a Bitch
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    Payback Is a Bitch

    By Roxana Nastase

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    He looked for payback. She looked for closure. Will they find out what they are looking for?

    This short-story introduces the main character of a new crime series Josh Aldridge – PI. The story is a standalone, as the following novels will be as well. Meet Josh Aldridge, a former Saskatoon police officer, now turned PI in Toronto. Learn about his past and what makes him tick.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherScarlet Leaf
    Release dateMay 24, 2018
    ISBN9780463394991
    Payback Is a Bitch
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    Roxana Nastase

    Roxana Nastase has been teaching English for over seventeen years, ranging in level from kindergarten to college. She specializes in English Grammar and has had several books issued throughout the years. Her books were used with much success in schools in Eastern Europe for teaching English as a second language.

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      Payback Is a Bitch - Roxana Nastase

      PAYBACK

      IS

      A BITCH

      Josh Aldridge – PI

      Series

      Short-Story

      ROXANA NASTASE

      2018

      © 2017 by ROXANA NASTASE

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book can be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      For information address Scarlet Leaf at:

      scarletleafpublishinghouse@gmail.com

      BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

      With a sudden brake, the speedy fancy car stopped at the red light. The screech of the tires, braking hard on the asphalt, penetrated and shook the windows of the building, which had been erected on the corner of the street over fifty years ago.

      The loud noise disturbed the residents’ dinner. However, it wasn’t the first time when something like that happened there, so, with a mere headshake, a sweet word or a shrug, they went right back to it.

      They didn’t even bother to go and look outside. It wasn’t their business, after all. They had their own petty squabbles over the overcooked potatoes or over the shopping spree in which the lady of the house had indulged that day.

      The man at the wheel glanced at the traffic stop grimly, and waited for the green light, drumming his fingers nervously on the wheel. He brushed his mussed hair back and rubbed his jaw with impatience.

      It seemed a long wait, longer than usually, and he was in a hurry. His pants had become a tad tight since a while back.

      He never lacked anything in the imagination department when it came to women. Yet, this time, his fantasy had already gone rampant and way too far. That was why, he felt like he was about to explode on the spot now.

      Blood hummed in his veins and he throbbed everywhere. He needed some release and in a bad way.

      He wetted his feverish and dry lips with an impatient flick of his tongue. He yearned for any kind of relief, and fast.

      The rain hadn’t made it easier on him either. It had been pouring

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