Chapter Thirty-Three
Raynar knew he needed to talk to Rogan about what had happened back at the house. Bonnie was hysterical when he left and he didn”t like that.
He was in a tough situation. He believed what Bonnie had said, but he could also see where Rogan, their Daddy, was coming from. She’d withheld what her brother said in the beginning.
Raynar understood why she did it. Ethan and Daddy were enemies, but Ethan was Bonnie”s brother. Someone she cared for deeply and loved. But so was Daddy.
Raynar didn”t envy the position Bonnie was in. He didn”t think anyone would—having to pick between someone they love and the person they grew up with and were close to.
Daddy was currently talking to Lucius about who knows what. Well, Raynar knew. It was about Bonnie and the information he’d just found out. Raynar wanted to go in there and tell Daddy to believe and look into what Bonnie had said.
There was no way she would say that if she didn’t honestly believe it was true. Especially when she was so hysterical and wanted both of them to believe what she was saying. Raynar never wanted to see that look on her face again. It was hard to watch. More so when Daddy had stood up and said he was leaving.
Nothing about believing her. Nothing about looking into what she was saying and figuring out if it was true or false.
He just said he was leaving, and then he just… left.
Bonnie had been texting Raynar, but he hadn”t replied yet. He needed to talk to Daddy first. He needed to show Daddy he believed what Bonnie was saying was true. Why would she come up with such an elaborate lie on the spot? Raynar didn”t think she was capable of that. She was too soft and their world hadn”t touched her.
He sighed and leaned up against the wall. Raynar knew he couldn”t just barge into the office while they were talking. Not if he didn”t have a good enough reason. There was still a hierarchy and Raynar didn”t want to disrespect Daddy in front of his other men. Even if it was just Lucius, his best friend. It didn”t feel right to barge in when it could wait.
Lucius and Daddy were probably talking about Bonnie. What if they were planning on kicking her out? What if they were deciding on how to torture her to get back at Ethan?
Raynar started to pace back and forth down the hallway. He couldn”t hold them off if they decided to go and do things to her.
He knew the rule about not hurting innocent women was followed very closely. They’d all gotten word of someone in the family torturing an innocent woman for days. Bonnie was the woman who had been hurt. But now Raynar wasn”t sure Daddy thought of her as innocent anymore. He hoped that wasn”t the case, but he wouldn”t know for sure until he talked to Daddy about it.
Would he be able to change Daddy”s mind if he thought of her as an enemy now?
Raynar closed his eyes as he felt the tears coming. Now was not the time to cry. He needed to be strong because he didn”t know when Lucius and Daddy would be done talking. He couldn”t break down now because anyone could see him. Raynar needed to be stronger for a little while longer and then he could break down.
His phone went off and he answered it.“Hello?”
“Are you with the Boss?” Lino asked. “I tried calling but I couldn”t reach him.”
“No, but I”m close. Why?”
“There was a fire at the guest house. We put it out and assumed Bonnie went back to her room, but when I went to her room to tell her it was out, she wasn”t there.”
Raynar”s heart stopped beating. Where was she?“She has to be in the house.”
“We”ve searched everywhere for her,” Lino countered. “I”ve got the men searching the perimeter to try and find her but it”s getting dark and fast.”
“I”ll tell the Boss,” Raynar replied.
He hung up the phone and ran. He didn”t care if he could possibly get into trouble for not knocking. This was a serious matter.
“Daddy!” he yelled as he burst through the door, stopping short when Lucius and Rogan both stared at him with wide eyes. “Shit. Sorry. Bonnie has gone missing.”