Chapter 4

He was telling me that he knew I heard it and that I was suspicious, but there was nothing I could do about it.

I took a deep breath, turned around, and tried to look as clueless as possible. "Oh? I'm good. I slept like the dead and didn't hear a thing.

"You have a dog now, Mr. Reese? Bring it out next time. Let's see it."

Scott stared at me for a solid three seconds and suddenly grinned, flashing those yellow teeth stained by years of smoking.

"Yeah, sure," he said.

Fear gripped my chest.

Ever since I bumped…