Chapter 64

NATHAN Iclear my throat, and Elijah shoots me a concerned look, like he knows I’m about to toss a hand grenade into the middle of our pleasant dinner. I direct my attention to Mel and her sister. “I have something I need to speak to you both about.” Ashley stares at me, her expression full of curiosity, but Mel’s eyes widen, and I can feel the anxiety radiating from her across the table. I guess she can still read me better than I thought. “There would never be a right time to tell you about this, but it’s something you both need to know.” It’s Ashley who speaks. “What is it?” “It’s about your father’s murder. The men who were shot by officers at the scene, Wilson and Inglewood, are the men who murdered him, and it was a robbery that went wrong …” I run a hand over my jaw. “But it wasn’t an opportunistic crime. Bryce set the whole thing up.” Mel’s hand flies to her mouth, her eyes filling with tears. “What?” Ashley gasps. “How do you know that? I don’t understand.” “When Mel mentioned