Chapter 183

"You should have told me immediately. I asked you. Repeatedly. This is serious. I hope it is not too late now. Do you not understand how damaging that video is? Why didn't you say anything last night?" The horrible screech of his chair as he gets up scratches at my brain and I don't know why but I get angry too.

"I do understand how damaging that video is. I got kidnapped and assaulted because of it. I lost my best friend because of it. I know damn well how damaging that fucking video is!" I explode without even meaning to. I am just so sick of it all. Why do I have to deal with this again?

"Then why didn't you tell me immediately? I could have had Hernandez reach her and we would have been able to do some kind of control. But now, I don't even know how close we are to doom because you didn't tell me something of this importance as soon as she met you. When did this meeting even happen?" Linc's features are hard and he is pacing the length of the huge dinner table. His subdued