I heard about Charles again.

It was on the playground, where he saw Stella with another man. He slapped Stella in front of everyone. But that man wasn’t Stella’s new boyfriend—he was her real brother, and a big-time figure who was involved in both the legitimate and underground worlds. That night, Charles was thrown into a sack.

The next day, the sack appeared in the busiest area of the school. When the students opened it, they found Charles covered in ...