Chapter 41
Ryder
"Sylvia, good to see you again," I say, stepping back and motioning for her to come inside.
"Thank you, Ryder. This is DJ Powell and Bradley Henderson," she says motioning to two older gentlemen behind her.
I shake Powell's hand first, grateful to meet the man that exposed Veronica Rogers for the person she truly is. "Nice to meet you, sir." He's really short for a guy, maybe 5'4 or 5'5, but he's got a presence about him that makes me believe he means business.
He looks down at one of the tattoos on my wrist and I quickly jerk my arm away, hiding it behind my back. "So you're one of those kinds," he laughs humorlessly.
I open my mouth to speak, but my dad beats me to it. "No sir. Definitely not. He's just the i***t that had a symbol tattooed on his body without fu
