Chapter 121

“And he’s your fucking friend. If we start looking, it will be to prove his guilt. But you’ll do anything to show that he’s innocent. Besides, Trees is kind of paranoid. He’d know if any of us sneaked into his computer, truck, or house. But if you snoop around, he won’t think much of it. Just bring us concrete evidence that he’s not dirty and—”

“Like what? This is fucking ridiculous.”

Hunter shrugged. “Since we nearly lost one team member, we don’t think so. But if you can’t handle it, we’ll have no choice but to let him go.”

And that would crush Trees. He loved it here, and despite his hard outer shell, his buddy had a marshmallow center. “And if I refuse to do it?”

“We’ll still let him go, but it will be on your head.”

What motherfuckers. Zy hated being manipulated, but he had to play the hand he’d been dealt. “What constitutes ‘proof’ for you?”

“Let’s start with his financials. If they look clean, we’ll talk more. But we’re going to want to kno