CHAPTER 32

Sutton

“We had a call about three this morning that came through dispatch about a disturbance at Abberly’s. By the time Brown and I arrived on the scene, all was quiet. The back door wasn’t locked and didn’t show signs of forced entry. We found him in his office slumped over his desk, three shots to the chest.”

I felt Mark’s arms close around me, but I couldn’t feel anything. Was Gabe dead? I hated the bastard, don’t get me wrong, but—dead?

Knox...