Chapter 170 Crash

***Hazel***

“He’s the common denominator, Hazel.”

My fingers tighten slowly against the edge of the desk.

“People are dead.”

His voice lowers slightly now. More manipulative. More personal.

“Owen is dead.”

That one punches straight through my chest.

Trent sees it immediately and keeps pushing. “Kross’s dead. Your life is upside down. You’re being dragged into corruption investigations and federal