Chapter 9

“Sean!” His heart sinks at the sight of the dead young man and he begins to get scared. The house is too quiet. There is no sign of Tim anywhere.

“Go check the house. I’ll get back up,” Dan’s gruff voice turns up from behind. Saying nothing, Brent dashes toward the house.

The unlocked door confirms Brent’s fears. The house is eerily quiet but there’s no sign of a struggle in here. Brent runs back out.

“Tim’s gone,” he shouts out, panting. He gapes at Dan, totally lost. “What are we going to do?”

“We wait for forensics and we stick with our plan. Gregory must change his mind about talking to us once he finds out his boy’s missing. And if those prison wardens we fingerprinted are not there today, we will be certain that they’re involved in Tim’s abduction. Pull yourself together, kid.”

Brent huffs, wiping his face, nodding thankfully. “I’ll be fine. Thanks, Jacob.”

Dan’s frown stops Brent. “What is it?” Brent asks.

“Do you have feelings for this guy?”