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“Nothing. But you need to tell me everything about your brother and his so-called Spider alias.” I grabbed his collar. “Don’t leave out one fucking detail, or I’ll have your ass in prison so fast—”
“Easy, Simpson. Shit.”
I loosened my hold. “This isn’t a damned joke.”
“I never said it was.”
“Start talking. I want to know everything about your brother and the Spider.”
“They’re the same person.”
“We were told the Spider was a high-priced hacker who could find someone for us.”
“Cade’s a pretty good hacker, from what I know,” Dominic said.
“So he’s the Spider?”
“Yes and no.”
“You’d better get real clear real fast,” I said through clenched teeth.
“It’s a name he’s used ever since I can remember. I don’t know why.”
“You’re telling me there is no separate Spider who’s a hacker. I’ve been communicating with Cade.”
Gotcha.
As I’d suspected, Cade had been playing us.
But why? What the hell did Cade have against us?
A former FBI guy, an attorney in the city, a guy into BDSM, a hacker. What did it all mean?
And now he had disappeared.
What was he up to?
And what did he have against Joe and me? Against all the Steels?
Something to do with my father…
“Not that I know of,” Dominic said, “but there’s a lot about my brother I don’t know.”
“What do you know about him?”
“Not much. We don’t have a lot in common, other than a love of baseball. He’s messed up.”
“You’re telling me.”
“Look. I can’t tell you anything more. I only know he’s obsessed with your father and the Steels. How do you even know about the Spider? Where did you get that card?”
I couldn’t say anything more. I’d already violated Joe’s trust by telling Marjorie about Justin Valente when I’d promised not to. Granted, he’d also told his wife, but still. I wouldn’t violate his trust again.
“None of your business,” was my answer.
“If you want me to help you figure this out, it is my business.”
“No, it’s not. I do want your help, but there are some things I can’t discuss.”
