Page 63 of Sticks and Stones


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And there it was.

Normally, lightning didn’t strike twice in the same place—unless that lightning was Corbin Price, and some wackadoodle case that needed FBI help.

He couldn’t imagine what it was now.

Seriously.

Why wasn’t he shocked that the cop pulled some nightmare case, and the two Feds were going to jump in and save his ass?

Again.

It seemed as if they did that a lot. The only other person who seemed to fall headlong into the mess was Detective Corbin Price.

While he liked Corbin, and he was a friend, the man was a magnet for serial killers and chaos. He had a knack for getting handed the messiest, sloppiest cases that always went sideways.

An example?

The Syn Murders.

Oh, and the nightmare last Christmas.

When trouble found him, it almost always found Gene and Ethan next. It was a mess on a good day, and a nightmare on a bad day for everyone involved.

The proof?

Javier Hughes.

The Christmas Killer.

And now whatever this was.

“Oh, brother. What does he need you to help with now? It has to be big if you’re postponing your vacation. I know you’re looking forward to the beach.”

He had been.

They’d kept that trip quiet because only so many people knew he and Ethan were lovers. Greyson knew, and their ME knew, but everyone else believed that the FBI shoved them into a condo while they were here, and they shared a place because the FBI was cheap.

It was a plausible cover.

Gabe was sadistic, and he loved a roach coach for his agents.

Both of them taking a joint vacation while working and living together…

It was suspicious.

So, no one knew where they’d been going. They also kept it quiet so if shit went down, Gabe wouldn’t know where to find them.

It was sad that they had to be extra careful, but that was the nature of the FBI beast.

Gene explained.

“Corbin caught a case where men were going missing, and likely trafficked. He was undercover atBull’s Biker Barwhen his cover was blown, and he was assaulted. Unknown suspects raped him, and dumped him in the dumpster to die.”

Greyson’s eyes went huge the second Gene said that because he hadn’t been expecting it.

What?

The?