When the police call the slaughter of his mother and brother a home invasion gone bad, Mika doesn't believe it. Because he has no way to prove otherwise, he closes down, refusing to talk about what happened.<br><br>That is until Buck, a bouncer at a local bar Mika visits, convinces Mika to open up to him. When he does, Buck not only learns about the murder, but also that Mika grew up living off the grid until his father died, two years previously, at which point his family moved to the city.<br><br>They begin to bond as they try to figure out the reason behind the murders, which may revolve around the family property in the mountains. All they have to do is prove it, without being killed in the process. Only if they can will they take a chance and move their growing friendship on to something more.

Hunting a Killer

The bartender had just announced last call, when two obviously inebriated guys tried to enter the bar. Buck politely but firmly told them they were too late, much to their disgust. They argued with him, finally getting the fact he wasn’t going to let them in and took off. He was about to tell another man the same thing when he realized, much to his surprise, that it was Mika.


“Going to order a beer and stare at it,” Buck teased. “If so, you’re too late. We’re about to close.”


Mika shook his head. “I couldn’t sleep so I figured maybe if I took a walk…” He swallowed hard. “Okay, not quite the truth. I was wide awake, tossing and turning, and I remembered what you said, and you’re the only person who has even seemed to give a damn even if you don’t know me, and…”


“You need to get everything out before it breaks you.”


“Yeah. I know it’s asking a lot, and it’s late, and you probably want to get home…”


Buck chuckled. “Do you ever finish a sentence?”


Chapter 4