He wasn't lying, the building had every amenity anyone could possibly need, including a fully equipped gym, a food bank that literally stocked everything in it, something I've never seen before in my life. It's like their own personal supermarket. There's an entertainment floor with a movie theatre, bowling alley, indoor basketball court, a tennis court, swimming pool, you name it, it's here, and they want me to just move right on in, free of charge. It's nuts. My family might be rich, but these people are wealthy. I've been around wealthy before, Colton Lyon is known to be one of the wealthiest men in our state, though he doesn't show it by any stretch of the imagination. The man gave his wife a fortune five hundred company as a wedding gift, need I say more? But I can honestly say I've never seen wealth portrayed the way Jace Saunders does it. Not that he flaunts his shit, no; it's more like he has it so he puts it to good use. I get the feeling though that it

She was back peddling fast because this time I did make it out of my chair. "Where's my kid?""Caitlin is fine, that's not why we called you here today." Do these fucks have any idea what this shit does to a man? To hear that some fuck happened to his kid on their watch?"Lady, if you don't start making sense this is not going to end well." I retook my seat before she cried foul or some fuck. She looks like the type to make up some shit and the asshole cops around here stay knowing that I would indeed fuck anyone's shit up man or woman. And kids over the age of sixteen. Males...fucking fucknuts. "Okay, this all started a few weeks ago when this young man by the name of Brian started...well, I guess he was trying to talk to Caitlin. He asked her to the prom I guess. When she showed her disinterest and told him no his feelings got hurt and he...well he started making unkind comments...""Mr. Lyon!" This time she had to put herself in harm's way to keep me in

Caitie hadn't mentioned going away to college again in our last few conversations, and I figured her parents hadn't given her the okay as yet so didn't bring it up. Though she's been a bit down the last couple of nights on the phone, I just put that down to that asshole Brian messing with her. So I'd wanted to have a talk with Mr. Lyon to try to convince him that it was okay, that I was more than capable of taking care of her. Now he's caught me picking up his daughter from school without his permission. Not sure how that's gonna go over. "Your dad's behind us.""What, where?" She almost broke her neck looking back before turning around again. I didn't like the look on her face when she did. "Something wrong?" "I'll tell you when we get to the house." Catalina made a weird sound from the backseat and I caught her eye in the rearview mirror. She put her finger to her lips and shook her head before turning around in her seat to wave at her dad. We reache

"Kat, why did you tell that kid he can go up to her room?" I've asked her that shit twice already and she refused to answer me both times, like she thinks I'm playing around with this shit."Colton, I told you it's fine. I trust my daughter and Todd's a good kid. Now how about you tell me what happened at the principal's office." I hadn't even given any thought to that shit since coming home. Not after seeing what the boy did in the schoolyard. Before I asked him I pretty much guessed who the ox was that he'd taken down, he could only be the kid that had messed with my daughter, but how did he know? That's all I could think about as I rode home behind them. If Caitlin was telling him shit that she wasn't sharing with me that shit would've pissed me off. But I believe him when he says she wasn't the one. The boy has never lied to me before and I've checked his shit on more than one occasion. Hearing him say it helped untie the knots in my gut I got when I thoug

I was scared shitless, because I knew I had to show daddy that piece of paper. How had he and the uncles missed it when two little girls had put it together? It made no sense. Though I'm not sure about all the ins and outs of what daddy and the uncles are up to, I know they're very good at what they do. Then again, Catalina's brain is far above most people's and apparently so is her friend's. "Is it okay if I show this to daddy?"Uh...um...let me think about it. If you tell him he'll make me stop." She pouted and jumped down off the bed headed for the door. "I have to do my homework now and uncle Hank is coming." She ran from the room back to being an innocent eight year old kid. I stared down at the paper after she left until I heard movement outside my door. I hurried and put it away under my pillow just as Todd knocked and walked in. "Hey, let's go for a walk around the old neighborhood." He walked in all smiles and reached for my hand, pulling me