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"What I can tell you right now," Seth replies, "is that there is no police report,person’s report, or notable activity of either brother or stepfather with law enforcement It does appear your stepfather left the country, which he did frequently, so this fits his profile"

"Only this time he’s dead"

"Are you sure?" I ask

"Quite sure," she assures me "But where is the body? How did he hide it? I will always have this hanging over my head, afraid it will coing over your head, which is why I tried to leave"

"We’ll find a way to pull you out of this," I assure her "But if you’re in it, we’re in it"

"On the bright side," Seth adds, "your brother’s done aup your stepfather’s death than he did creating your documentation And since the house was paid off last e pay to anyone I also found the record of a lawn service thatno fear the outside of the house will be unkempt, but--that was set up for years"

"I can’t believe you even thought of that"

"I told you," I say "Seth kno to protect you"

She glances at Seth "Do you trust me now?"

"Considering everything you told ht nohat I’ out how deep into the Geminis your brother and stepfather are"

"Was, for ht be thinking differently is just not true I saw the blood"

"Easy, sweetheart," I say, catching her gaze with ood thing if he is"

"I know," she whispers "But he’s not"

"I need you to look at so a folder in front of Emily "They have the nas a bell"

She inhales and flips the folder open, setting one photo, and then another, to the side "Thisa photo of a beefed-upman in his forties "That’s RJ The name says Ryker Jones, but I know him as RJ He visited the house once and I heard my brother and stepfather talk about him often He’s their boss The other one that’s labeled ‘John Scott,’ I know the name but not the face, and honestly, I don’t even knohy I know the name Who are they?"