1. Confession.

Telling the detective about Stone and his gang is easy because it is purely my own story to tell. I got

nothing to hide in that regard. So, I go in-depth about the harassment, the prank, the assault, and the subsequent expulsion. Detective Blanco pulls a notebook from her pocket in the meantime and jots down notes from my statement, nodding her head lightly.

“Do you think that Stone is somehow related to the shootout?”-

I shake my head. “No, of course, not. One, Stone is a bully, not a killer. He might be an asshole, but his family isn’t into such activities. They’d rather go to the media and slander you than shoot your employees.”

The detective nods again. “So, who else are your enemies, Mr. Greyson? I have to admit, for someone so young you seem to have a lot.”

I quirk my lips at the irony. “Not a lot. Just Stone and his gang, and this one guy who’s got it out for me for a reason I cannot fathom.”

“Who is this guy?”

“His name is Aiden Collins,” I reply, “and honestly, much of this story is not mine to tell.”

“I’m afraid that I can’t allow that, Mr. Greyson. We are going to need the full story in order to perform our best in the investigation. I will assure you that the information will not be misused in any form.”

I nod at her honest tone. “Well, it started out when I was invited to a dinner at a restaurant for a high. school reunion…”

And so, I tell her the whole story from start to finish, and of course, that includes Aiden’s conduct with. Coraline, his abusing her in the past, his attempt at altering her life insurance plan, his conduct at the Adrenaline Rush, and everything else.

“This one does sound serious, Mr. Greyson,” Detective Blanco comments, “I assume the Coraline you speak of is your assistant.”

I nod.

engaged in a

really good friends, that’s

Rush,

But that is strange in

“How so?”

been attending university. None of his friends had seen him either. The coach at Adrenaline Rush, Brennan. tried to call him to ask him about quitting

furrow as she

he said to me, I am under the impression that he didn’t. Otherwise, he won’t

friend Coraline wish to get legal

shrug, “she is in contact with her insurance

find a compromise without taking the matters to the next level.

you while she was engaged in a relationship with him, and now thinks you stole his girlfriend? And of

there’s something more. Just a feeling, I can’t even verbalize it correctly. Do you ever have this gut feeling that something is wrong, detective? Like a premonition of sorts.”

a grim smile, “I may have felt something

a

Mr. Greyson, I guess that’s everything for now,” Detective Blanco stands, and I follow suit, “We will consider everything you and Mr. Mason told

suspect an alleged local crime

with the new information we acquired, the suspect pool

grimace at this. The last thing I want was for Stone, his lackeys, and frickin Aiden to come down on me at once because

to take a statement from Coraline as well regarding Aiden and leaves the premises, promising to be in

as they left, Coraline turns to me.

she murmurs, “do you think it was Aiden? Like, if it’s some sort of fucked up scheme to get

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