Seven Crumpled Dollar Bills on a Pine Table in Michigan

protection,” Shark said, slipping his glasses back on. “But the county does not work for charity. The filing fee is eighty-five dollars, and the service fees will run another forty.”

“We pay it,” Mike said, his voice a low, slow rumble.

“That is only the start of the paperwork,” Shark said. “If we want a judge to sign a temporary restraint, we have to continue reading …