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Jax fuiven hi at the name scribbled on the front Jacksons The inforathered upon his request but sent to all of them

Still, he wanted to read it alone He had put this plan inup the past when sleeping ghosts should’ve been left alone

He ripped open the envelope and pulled free a few papers The first were copies of newspaper clippings, all of which he’d seen The final three pages were references and summaries In short, he discovered the truth—the truth as he’d already known it

Unknown individuals had used the Jackson property forthe vacated preer deemed usable by the Jackson family At the time of the Jackson couple’s death, the local police sheriff estier since the barn had been used to manufacture hly flammable

Jax’s father had been a sarette right outside the barn Jax’s mom had been in the truck and saw the fire start She left the vehicle and tried to help, but it was too late to save Jax’s father and the explosion that claimed her life occurred within minutes of the fire’s start

At the end of the documents and provided infor that at that time, Alberto Baldini wasn’t known to manufacture meth At that time, his business was limited entirely to transportation and he was believed to use eighteen wheelers and cattle trucks to transport drugs and cash across state lines

Jax breathed easy again Alberto hadn’t had anything to do with his parents’ death He wasn’t sure how he ht have felt if he’d found out differently, but for now, he was relieved That was one bridge he didn’t need to cross, one he wouldn’t later have to burn

Still, Alberto’s absence in his daughters’ lives was enough for Jax to arrive at his own opinions Thehis daughters he had provided well for thehters had been much better off without him At the very least they didn’t know their father for the hardened criminal ould eventually stand as the accused for numerous ide crimes

Chapter Seventeen

“What do you know about the guy Coco is seeing?” Kane entered the kitchen where Peyton and Drina weresandwiches

“I don’t knohat youher eyelashes

“Honey, those battin’ eyelashes ht work on the fellas around here, but it won’t ith me Who is this Brandon fella?”

“He’s her fuck buddy,” Drina said

“Language,” Kane grumbled

“Can’t wait to tell Braden he’s wearing off on you after all these years,” Peyton said, slapping a piece of ha mustard on the meat