Page 154 of Wildest Forever

“Sunny said Conrad and Marty were outside my office Wednesday evening,” I puff out my cheeks as I sit on the edge of my desk, looking at my brother.“With an out of towner.”

“Right?” his brows furrow.

“The out of towner was Luke.”

Riggs' eyes widen and I nod.

“I know,” I whisper.

“Fuck.”

Once Riggs has left,I settle myself down and dial my old mate Tyler in evidence.

He answers in three rings.

“Yo, Pacey,” his tone is light as his voice floats down the line.

“Hey Tyler, you okay?” I start the conversation off with a little chatter, didn't want to get straight to the point.

“Yeah, all good my end man, how about you?” Tyler is a couple of years younger than me, always a good kid, good family.

“Yeah, not too bad,” I let my tone trail off for a moment.

“What can I do ya for?” he asks, and I hear the sound of his pen tapping on the desk.

“Well, I need a favor... and I know it is a lot to ask but if it wasn't important...”

“Sure thing dude, what do you need?”

“I need Conrad's phone.”

The line falls silent for a moment, my heart bangs in my chest.

“Be at the office for five o’clock.”

“You got it.”

“See ya, Pace!” and before I can respond, he puts the phone down.

I turn my attention to the cell door and fight with my inner thoughts. I shouldn't go down there but at the same time I feel the rage simmering deep inside of me that I'm not sure I can keep contained.

Riggs is meant to be coming back this afternoon and we're going to question him together, but time is ticking and the longer I sit, the more antsy I get.

Agitation nips at the base of my neck and my fingers drum on my desk.

My email pinging has me turning my head as I see a new email sitting there. Scooting over I narrow my gaze and look at the sender’s address.

It is random numbers and letters.

It piques my interest but still puts me on edge.

The subject reads:

I THINK YOU SHOULD SEE THIS

“The fuck,” I mutter under my breath. I hover the mouse over the email and inhale sharply, dragging the air into my lungs and then I hold it as I open it.

It's a video attachment.

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