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“He didn’t say.”
Nick leaned closer. “What do you meanhe didn’t say?”
But Caleb stared at me.
“You wouldn’t just go there on his say so,” Nick pushed. “Not without a reason, agoodfucking reason.”
There was a small shake of Caleb’s head as though he was sayingI’m sorry…until a buzz came from his pocket. His eyes grew sadder as he reached in and pulled out his phone.
“On speaker, Caleb,” Nick warned. “Or I’m going to assume the worst here, and I don’t think you want that,brother.”
There was no choice.
Hehad no choice.
I saw that as he pressed the button and answered the call. “Ben.”
“Caleb.” The deep growl came through the phone. “You have the information I’m after?”
“I do,” C answered. “But there’s a complication.”
“Complication? What kind of complication?”
“This kind,” Nick answered, staring at his brother.
There was silence on the other end.
“Want to tell me what was so urgent you had our brother out on his own and to hunt down a piece of shit like Killion, of all people?”
“Nick,” Ben started. “He, ah…”
The way Caleb looked at me…the way he was desperately trying to hide the reason why. But I knew…maybe deep down I’d always known it’d come to this. To that day…that moment. That fucking room as Killion ripped that white nightgown from my body after he signed the contract The Principal gave him.
“It’s the recording, isn’t it?” I whispered.
Silence descended. Nick turned his head toward me, followed by Tobias.
And through the speaker Ben answered. “Yes.”
I gave a slow nod, then turned away.
“Recording?” Tobias snapped. “What fucking recording?”
I took a step.
“What fucking recording, Ryth?”
There was pain in Tobias’ voice, pain and fear.
“Ryth.” Ben’s voice through the speaker stopped me. “What do you want me to do here? Say the word, and I’ll take the bastard out. This can all go away here, right now. At this moment. This damn thing all goes away.”
I closed my eyes.
Why?
Why now did he release the recording…what did he hope to gain?
The answer was simple; his property.
