“Bonus points?”
Chad hummed.“He sends her videos too.”
“Of what?”
“Josh didn’t want to go into details.Didn’t think it was right to the victims.But he said it was evil, prolonged...”
“Mr.X is a killer too?”
Chad nodded.“And I’ve never seen Josh that pale before when talking about a killer.He thinks Keeley must’ve gotten a tip off that the police were looking into her, and she ran to him.Josh thinks they’re partners in this, encouraging each other’s sick way of committing murder.”
“Mr.X,” Romeo murmured.
Chad closed the laptop.“He and Keeley are Josh’s number one priority.”
Romeo snapped his gaze to Chad.“The missing persons case?”
“It hit a dead end.Josh passed it on to someone else.I’ve never seen him this fired up over a case before.”
“It’s because it involves you.It’s personal.All the best to him, but if we happen to find Mr.X first...”
Chad smiled.“He goes bottom of the list.”
Romeo pouted.“Why?”
“Let’s give Josh a head start.This case could be the making of him.”
“Sportsmanship,” Romeo grinned.“I approve ...for now at least.”
He pushed Chad until he fell to his side on the sofa.Chad pulled his legs up, and rolled onto his back, staring up at Romeo with big eyes.
Romeo took one of Chad’s hands in both of his like Keeley had.
“I could dig her up, strangle her again, maybe even decapitated her just to reassure myself she’s dead.”
“You could do that,” Chad said softly, “Or...”
He grabbed Romeo’s t-shirt and hauled him down.“You can let me reassure you thatI’mstill alive.She didn’t win,” Chad’s smile twitched.“Hedidn’t win either.”
Romeo knew he was talking about Vincent Whitehall.
Chad yanked Romeo’s t-shirt again, pulling his focus back.
“My time hasn’t been poisoned.I enjoy every second I’m with you, and when I look to the future, I see us, happy, fulfilled.Complete.”
“I see that too,” Romeo murmured back.“It’s us against the world.”
“The world’s in trouble then,” Chad said, delivering a coy smile.“Because we’ve already won.”
Romeo leaned over and kissed Chad hard on the lips.
