Trent
I had left Mark’s apartment but stayed outside his home for hours, waiting for him to go so that I could follow him. He was my best shot at finding out where Payton was. As I waited, I made several phone calls to be in search of Detective Carson. By this time, the police should be looking for him too.
After thirty minutes of waiting, I finally received a phone call from Detective Carson himself. One of my friends had found him trying to get his family out of Helen.
“Carson, old friend. Care to share with me what the f**k happened?”
“There are bigger things at stake here, Trent. I had no choice but to protect my family. If you know what is be
