Chapter 18. Sometimes the truth hurts

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I am exhausted and I need to sleep. I am also losing my patience. I stand up moving towards him.

"You want this the hard way?"

"I swear, I don't know why Zade wanted him alive. I don't know why he killed his father and framed Mike."

He starts struggling, fighting against the rope when I bring the knife closer. I drag his left hand, chopping off his middle finger without hesitation, his screams worsen my headache. I am barely standing as it is.

"We can make that video call now if you like."

"Easy boy. I need to have fun with him too. Don't kill him before I get started." Ryker adds clearing his throat.

I grab another finger, pushing the tip of the knife into it, slowly. "We would go slower now."

He has tears running down his good eyes. "Please I am saying the truth."

"Ryan, make that call for me."

He starts pleading, swearing on his daughter's life that he was telling the truth. I sit back on my chair, dropping the knife on the floor. I believe him, he wasn't lying when he said he