21 - Hero

~Corey’s Point of View~

“It’s spread too quickly, I just don’t think we can contain it. We’ve already taken down over two thousand copies,” a voice said.

I slammed my fist on the table.

“We’re suing the damn hotel,” Slade said, fuming.

“They’ll argue it was a public space, on their property,” Angie said.

“It was NOT public, I was there at first. It was the middle of the fucking night. They had every reason to have an expectation of privacy. I even shut the door on my way out,” Slade said.

I hadn’t even bothered to notice or give a shit at the time if the door was open. But Slade is always looking out for me.

“How’s she doing,” Trey asked.

“She’s fucking devastated. As if she hasn’t been through enough shit we gotta deal with this? If I could get that kid alone in a room I’d tear his goddamn head off. I’m used to people coming for me, trying to pull stuff on me. Extorting me for cash or whatever. But Pearl doesn’t deserve this. Hell I did what I did to distract her, she was w