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

“I have my wicked moments.” Buck took a couple more bites of his meal before asking, “Did you celebrate the Fourth when you were a kid?”


Mika nodded. “Sometimes we’d go into town to watch the fireworks, especially when we were younger. It was a big deal and we made the most of it, eating at the diner, first.”


“I have a question. You lived off the land so where did the money come from when you had to buy things?”


“The butcher in town would buy venison, rabbits, and quail from Dad. He didn’t make much, but it was enough.”


When they finished supper, Mika went to get the scrapbooks. As Buck looked through them he asked, “Do you know who the other people are in some of the photos?”


Chapter 31