This story has been around a few years and deservedly rejected a number of times. I finally revised it to it’s present state, and Literary Heist accepted it.
https://www.literaryheist.com/short-stories/the-course-of-kind/
Short Fiction, The Course Of Kind is published in Literary Heist.
William Baker-author 
Interesting story. Carlo is quite the character, and there’s quite a bit of suspense.
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