Shocking.
When was the last time you saw them?
I have no idea. Years. I never
wore them. I just assumed they
were in the bottom of my dresser
drawer like they always were.
I cleared my throat. “I just got a text from Colin. His cufflinks are indeed missing.”
“Can he look at the one we found?” Ruby asked. “Tell if it’s a match?”
“Plus the one we found at my father’s cabin,” Bryce said.
“He’s in Denver right now,” I said. “We can send him a photo.”
Ruby nodded. “The cufflink, the baseball card—”
“Shit,” I said. “Why didn’t I think of this before? Dominic said he coaches baseball. That he had a scholarship to play but had to quit because of an injury.”
“You’re thinking Dominic might be the bad guy here?” Ruby said.
“Not necessarily. Not that drugging people isn’t a bad thing. But if he was interested in baseball and was talented at it, it’s possible his older brother was as well.”
“They have different fathers,” Ryan said.
“So? You’re a lot like Talon and Joe and you have diff—” I stopped abruptly. “I’m sorry, Ry.”
“No, it’s okay. You’re right. You’re right.”
Ruby laid her hand over Ryan’s.
“The scholarship thing could be fabricated,” Bryce said, “but Dominic did mention that he and Cade shared a love of baseball.”
Ruby squeezed Ryan’s hand. “We also have the cigarette butt and polished rock that Dale found. Any ideas?”
“Is Cade a smoker?” I asked. “Dominic isn’t, at least not that I’ve ever seen.”
“What about Alex?” Ruby asked.
“Not that I saw,” I said again.
“Cade is a smoker,” Joe said quietly.
“How do you know?” I asked.
“I just know,” he said.
“Yeah,” Bryce said. “He was smoking the other day, when he pepper-sprayed us.”
“In a city office building?” Ruby said. “That’s not—”
“The guy isn’t exactly a law-abiding citizen,” Joe said stiffly. “He was smoking. Bryce is right.”
Joe and Bryce exchanged a look that I couldn’t quite read.