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CADE

Kneeling in your loved one’s blood and having thees you

I know it changed me

When Isaac died, my heart hardened

My anger was palpable

As I watched them remove his lifeless body froe Fury thundered through ed in a heartbeat, and every part ofinto every nerve and fiber, every muscle, every tendon, every shard of uts and opened , like my need for retribution

Bull and Caleb showed up God knoho called them

Despite Indy’s protests, I sent her home in the safety of a police cruiser while I followed Buckue I didn’t knohy, but I needed answers, and for some reason, I felt they ith Isaac’s body

Isaac’s body

My chest caved in under the weight of rief

“You can’t be here,” Buckue

“Try stopping me”

He pressed a hand into ht out mine “Don’t make me arrest you, son”

I expelled a deep breath of air “Isaac is in there…”

“I know” Buckman stepped in front of the doorway “And you need to let us do our job, Cade Let Zachariah take care of him”

Zachariah Sumstad was the county medical examiner

I sucked in a deep breath and looked away My grief was dizzying My head spun I wanted to rip soony inside of me I wanted to find out who did this to Isaac and choke the hell out of them and watch the life drain from their eyes

I inhaled deeply, the“You find out who did this And you letwith a barely controlled rage

Buckman nodded “As is protocol”

I leaned in “No I want this guy”