Chapter 47

“The Aunt is as crooked as the Jersey Mob and would like to keep Brian between a rock and a hard place for as long as she can. She gets his money and is on the first bus to Atlantic City. She leaves his mother with a half-drunk neighbor. The cub does not know this because I just got texted the information myself. I asked the PI to probe a little deeper in light of what happened. I hope I didn’t overstep my bounds, Sirs.”

“No, Jim, you didn’t. You did exactly what was necessary to keep the boy safe,” Reed said.

“Thank you, Master. Master Bear, I hope I didn’t offend.”

“No, Jim Boy, not at all. Have you any more information?”

“He thinks he needs to do all of this alone. He believes if he accepts help—even from people who love him—they will throw it back in his face later, believing all he ever wanted was his lover’s money. He is aware of what Antonio did to Bear. He is terrified Master Bear will see him as the same type of money hungry twink. Brian loves Master Bear.”