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"You ht be the only person who hated Prentice Sawyer as much as I do," Forrest said

"Maybe," Griffen agreed "Did you kill him?" he asked casually as if the ansasn't relevant but he was curious anyway

Forrest's eyes flared wide and he recoiled until his back hit his chair "No! I wanted revenge I wanted the bust of Vitellius back I didn't want to kill anyone"

"His alibi checked out," Hawk added

Parker turned her head to pin Haith an icy glare "So, you investigated hih to know he didn't kill our father, but you couldn't figure out who he really was? I thought you were the best of the best?" Her glare pivoted to include Griffen Made sense

While Griffen wasn't head of security, he'd hired Hawk and had worked side by side with hiotten the impression from Tenn that Griffen had been Hawk's boss in some way before they'd both come to Sawyers Bend Hawk moved to speak, but Griffen cut him off

"We went back to high school Everything about Forrest Powell checked out And before you ask, he didn't hire a hitman either No suspicious financial activity of any kind" A tiny smile cracked his face as he looked at Forrest "That's e call playing the long game"

Forrest returned his smile with the smallest curve of his lips "I'd love to say I' this since I was thirteen, but I never thought about co back here until I was inabout the bust of Vitellius My grandparents were both sick and theirher and my stepfather I tried to help out, but I had student loans and I was just starting out, so I wasn'tmuch She said if only my father hadn't told Prentice Sawyer about the bust, we'd have all the money we'd ever need"

"So, there is a puzzle," I said underto Bryce?"

"He wasn't lying" Forrest stopped, appearing to struggle with his next words

Looking around the rooue plan to find the bust and steal it back, and maybeall of you to be so different from Prentice And once I was here, I re in Sawyers Bend Howwent bad"

He looked right at Sterling, waiting until her eyes rose to er than her broken heart "Looking back, I can think of a thousand times I should have come clean, but I didn't I lied to you I don't kno to fix that except to tell you the truth and hope you don't use it against me"

Sterling looked aithout saying a word Forrest gave a slight nod of acceptance before turning his attention to West I'd alotten he was there, he'd been so quiet "You have the bust?"

"Not here It's locked in my office safe"