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Dark shadows pressed in, stealing my conscious thought. Maybe the Reaper knew I couldn’t handle this loss. It was too fucking much. He took over, blinding me to the horror of the truth I didn’t want to face.
I tuned out the fucking world and passed into oblivion.
PRESENT TIME—
“Diablo.”
I turned to Grim, giving him a chin lift. “Yeah, pres?”
“You heard from Teddy?”
“No,” I growled, frustrated. “I don’t think the guy who showed up at Gina’s house and attacked Rev even saw him. The kid took off.”
“That’s what my Reaper feels too.”
Well, shit.
“What do you wanna do, pres?”
“Ain’t shit to do. He left. He’s out.”
“Fuck.” I scrubbed a hand down my face. “Sorry, pres.”
“Not your fault, Diablo. You believed in the kid. He’s the one who screwed up.”
“I better let Brett know. Maybe he knows why Teddy turned his back on us.”
“Call him.”
I swiped across the screen on my phone, dialing Brett’s number. No answer. Went to voicemail, but I couldn’t leave a message because his inbox was full.
“He’s not picking up. Can’t leave a message.”
Grim frowned. “Not liking this.”
“Me either,” I agreed.
Grim dialed Teddy’s number. “Disconnected. Little shit thinks he’s smart.” Grim cracked his neck. “You hear from Brett or Teddy, I need to know right away.”
“No problem, pres.”
“Come with me. I want to follow up with Xenon.”
We walked down the hall, entering Xenon’s private space. My brother knew everything possible about computers, tech, and hacking. He built an entire system that could access almost any database, even government.
“What ya need, pres?”
“You find the info we needed on Jack Downs?”
“Yeah. He’s got a record that’s fucking crazy. Got busted for almost every crime you can think of. Nasty guy. Rape. Murder. B & E. Assault.” Xenon shook his head. “No significant personal assets. No wealth. Not much that I could find beyond that. He’s a mean fucker, though. That’s for sure.”
No surprise there.
“Anything else?”
Xenon’s expression hardened. “He got pinched for trafficking and solicitation of a minor. Found medical records accusing him of raping a few boys. Suck fuck.”
And he’d hurt Rev.
