Chapter 20
Jules sat at his desk staring at the computer screen. His cellphone was sitting next to the mouse. The words on the screen were simple enough, the message short.
“Two hundred dollars by the end of the weekend or the video is on the Monday morning early edition on every station.”
There was a new email address to send the money to.
His right hand reached out slowly and closed over the mouse. A few clicks and a few keystrokes later he was looking at his bank account. He had rent to pay yet that month, plus food. He couldn’t afford to be skipping meals, or the bear would take over and go looking for food on his own. His paycheck had just come in, but even so his account was lean.
He took a deep breath and set up the transfer. Moving the mouse, his finger hit the side of the pho
