"Let me check." He seemed to be reading my messages while explaining, "I was in a long meeting. Blake had my phone. He just brought it to the conference room when he saw your call."

"Good and bad come together, don't worry."

Despite his reassurance, I was still concerned, "This is aimed at you, isn't it? Did Lucas do this?"

"You're right about the first part." Derek seemed to take a drink of something, his voice becoming clearer, "However, Lucas isn't that foolish. He might ...