Page 59 of Justified Fear

“Good.She’s tough.”He paused.Ian had learned to let Seth have a moment or two before speaking.The former SEAL did everything in his own time.Probably why he was a good foil for Autumn, who went from zero to sixty all the time.“Don’t be surprised if Ryan stops by.”

“Yeah, well, he was here when we showed up.”

“I figured.She was a little freaked out last night, and I had Cat there watching her until we cleared the scene.”

Ian filed that information away.“Was she really running around those woods all night?”

“Well, not all night, but long enough.She’s lucky she wasn’t afraid to climb up a tree.There were feral pigs in the area.”

“That’s not the normal area, right?”

“Not always, but with the drought this year, the game warden told me their patterns are changing.”Feral pigs and hunting them was highly regulated in Hawai’i.To keep the population healthy and thriving, only a limited number of people were allowed to hunt the hogs.“Her father told her if a pig was ever chasing her, to go up in the trees.His advice probably saved her life.”

“Sounds like it.As always, if we find anything we can share, we’ll let you know.”

“Thanks, Mix.”

He growled, and Seth laughed, then hung up.There was a reason the guy was perfect for his sister.He was as much of an asshole as she was.

He texted Emily.As much as she irritated him, she was their best researcher.Once upon a time, she had planned to be a college history professor, or at least that’s what Eden told him.

Ian: TFH is going to send you all they have on the case.

He waited for her response, but of course, she had to do the unexpected.His phone vibrated in his hand.With a roll of his eyes, he clicked it on.If he didn’t, she would just keep calling.The woman had three older brothers and knew precisely how to handle men.

“Hey, Mix.I wanted to give you some more info.”

“That’s what emails and texts are for.”

“Dude, stop.You know you love talking to me.Anyway, since they found the bartender?—”

“You know about that already?”

She scoffed at him.“Of course I do.I had my scanner going and heard about the call for help.Seems like he has a concussion and is dehydrated.”

“How did you find that out?Did you already talk to TFH?”

“No.”

“I don’t want to know how you got into his records, do I?’

“I didn’t get into his records.I sent Aaron over to the hospital.Amazing what people talk about in the hallways at the hospital.”

That would be her brother, who was a Dillon Security operative too.Then it hit him.He had a sixth sense he’d learned while training for MI-6, but Emily seemed to have been born with hers.

“What did you find?”

“Nothing.”

“You said you had more information for me.”

She sighed.“Okay, so all the dudes and the one woman at the house had their dealings with the Yakuza, but they all dealt with business in Japan and beyond.You know how that goes.”

Depending on the business, it was sometimes hard to avoid the Yakuza in Japan.“But you said you found something.”

“No, I said I found nothing.As in this Ray dude didn’t exist until five years ago.Don’t get me wrong, there’s all kinds of stuff, like he was listed as going to high school, but the thing is, there are no pictures of him.Like anywhere.”

“Socials?”