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“This investigation has really been a coence of so many in Royal, the final piece of the puzzle has been put into place Maverick has been identified as Royal’s own Dale, aka Dusty, Walsh”

Gabe Walsh muted the TV and tossed the remote onto the leather sofa He didn’t want to hear any more about his late uncle’s betrayal The old bastard had passed away last week from a brain tumor and now the mess he’d caused to so many in the town of Royal, Texas, would have a ripple effect on Gabe’s security firm He would undoubtedly have a hell of a mess to clean up

He still couldn’t believe it His uncle Dusty was Maverick, the cyber criminal who had terrorized me their secrets online and often resorting to blackmail

Perhaps worst of all, he’d leaked nude photos of Chelsea Hunt, taken without her knowledge in the locker rooym

According to Gabe’s law-enforce alone, except when it came to the locker room photos There was now another person of interest in that particular cri e froure out who could have planted the camera

Who the hell had aided his uncle? And was that the only instance when Dusty had taken on an acco There was no way Dusty could’ve done so much on his own The man had been too feeble, too weak

Though not so weak that he couldn’t plot to destroy lives Luckily, the citizens of Royal—Chelsea Hunt included—had risen above his atteh his elaborate attempt to pin the crimes on someone else

Gabe raked a hand through his hair and glared at the screen as Sheriff Nate Battle continued his press conference A picture of Gabe’s once robust, sht corner of the TV screen while the sheriff spoke

How and why Uncle Dusty had pulled off such a grand scheme of black was undeniable He’ddark cloud over the family security fir over a coh, noas forced to deal with the backlash of questions from clients, both old and new, because of his relationship with Dusty

How the hell was he supposed to dodge all of this bad press? The business’s reputation was on the line Sure, finances