The plan was simple. Jay explained that he knew some developers who were looking for investors in a “sure-thing” condominium/time share development in Colorado. They had already purchased the land: beautiful, mountainous acres near Vail, with a natural lake and even some slopes that would make for some pretty fair skiing in winter.
Hunter should have been suspicious when Jay got his laptop and showed him photos of the place. They were all uniform in their striking and breathtaking views. Mountains, clear blue skies, lakes…who wouldn’t want to live there? But he was won over by Jay’s enthusiasm and quickly squelched any doubting voices, especially the one of his Nana, repeating an oft-used maxim, “If it sounds too good to be true, it is.”
Besides, Jay loved him. Hadn’t he already proved t
