CHAPTER TEN #3
Logan rolls his eyes at Juan. “We basically know the three places he could be taking her. He wouldn’t be going anywhere else because we know he’s outta fucking money.
I don’t know that he would go up the mountain because he’s got nothing to gain at this point by going up there other than it’s not that far from here.
He’d either go to their clubhouse or to that farm with the warehouse they bought.
He knows that you three know where the clubhouse is since it used to be your club, but he doesn’t know that we know they bought that abandoned building on that farm.
” Huh, he makes a very good point. “Do we think he’s smart enough to not go back to the clubhouse?
” I look over at my brothers to see what they think.
Erik speaks up first. “Well, he’s not doing this shit alone.
You notice that he hopped in the van on the passenger side?
Someone else was driving it, and knowing the little I do about them, there’s gonna be someone else in the back with Kimbra.
We only killed the guy named String Bean up on the hill, according to Braxton.
He saw him go down before he was shot.” I must not be the only one looking at Erik in surprise.
He shrugs his shoulders. “I went up to the hospital to visit him a few times and went to the rehab place to check on him. He’s the reason I came out of that as good as I did.
The kid is going through some kind of identity crisis, and I know what that's like. He could give us a list of all the members. I can call him.” Well, shit.
I look over at Pres. “Think the Norse Rebels would be able to check things out for us? The fucker has at least an hour head start on us, and if he’s flying down 84, they could be almost past Hood River at this point.
” Jonah walks into the room just as I finish speaking, and he’s got his phone out.
“I just called Noah-er Riff. He’s getting some brothers together to go check out the clubhouse first since it’s closer to them, and they would get there first. If they don’t find Kimbra there, he’ll have another group head over to the abandoned farm.
They don’t want to hunt the van down on I-84 because that will bring the attention of the state police, and they try to stay off their radar as much as possible because they are most certainly not willing to follow anything but the letter of the law and aren’t like their local sheriff who gets when things have to happen for the greater good.
” Fucking shit. So we have to sit around and wait for an answer?
“Do they expect us to just wait here and sit on our hands waiting for word? If we think the likelihood is that they’ve gone either back to the clubhouse or to this property, can’t we fucking head out that way?
I mean…” My words escape me, but all I can think about is my woman being with those fuckers.
Those fuckers who did what they did to Erik, not to mention his ex-wife, though she might have deserved it from what I know.
Mike, looking at me, says the words I can’t.
“It’s a few hours away from here. What about getting ready, and some of us head out here shortly?
They’re gonna find Taz first no matter which place he’s at, and if he’s not at either place, the brothers that stay here can head up the mountain. What do you think, Pres?”
Thank the gods that Jon isn’t a slow thinker because I’m a hair away from losing my shit and going without his okay.
“Yeah, let’s do that. I think it’s pretty solid thinking that he’s gonna be at one of those three places.
Anywhere else, he would’ve had to break in, and that would leave him open to getting caught.
This is more information than the last couple of times someone in our family has been taken, which, by the way, I’m really fucking tired of.
We need to find the fucker Taz and end him.
This shit needs to end now so we can have our family feeling safe again. ” I couldn’t fucking agree more.
Jon spends the next few minutes figuring out who’s going and who is staying to go up the mountain if needed.
I don’t think he even thought about making me stay back.
In fact, he wants Mike and Tripp in the group that goes since we all know the old clubhouse and the area around it.
He’s got Logan with us and Saxon staying, so there’s someone with medical knowledge in both groups, which is smart, but I’m praying it’s not needed.
If she’s seriously hurt, the eastern part of the state is going to burn because I will torch everything to get rid of Taz and his fuckers. This ends fucking now.
After everyone agrees on the plan, Jon gives one more order.
“Those of us going, be ready in fifteen, I want to head out quickly. We’re gonna ride our bikes, but Logan?
I need you to bring up the rear in a truck.
Make sure you bring your med kit.” Ry says he’ll ride with him so he can still work on his laptop to see if he can find out anything more while we’re traveling.
Walking out to the main room, I’m bombarded by Bailey running full tilt at me and almost taking me out at the knees.
“Daddy! I got two ice creams! Gamma-er Anna and Ma said it was okays!” I pick her up, and I know she’s got a serious sugar high going on.
“I have to go run an errand. Are you going to be good for Anna? I think Jane is on her way over, too.” Bailey nods, gives me a raspberry on my cheek, and wiggles in my arms, so I let her down.
She takes off like a rocket across the room.
Bentley and Branson walk up as I’m about to walk out to my bike.
Bentley gives me a hug. “I don’t know what all happened, but you’re going to get Mom back, right?
” I pull Branson into our hug. “Yes. I’m going to go find out where that man took her and get her back here where she belongs.
” I can feel both of them nod and hug me before they let go.
I start to head to the door when I’m stopped by Anna.
“I’ll take care of them. If it gets late, I’ll take them to our house and make it a sleepover.
” I nod. “Thank you for taking care of them. You don’t know how much that helps.
” I swear she gets a look on her face that’s a little scary, and with her voice quiet so just I can hear her, she scares me even more.
“You just make all those fuckers pay and maybe make them pay for a bit before you dispatch them to Hel.” I’m not sure what to say to the expression on her face, so I just nod and head for the door.
I hear chuckling behind me. I look back, and Wyatt is chuckling and shaking his head as he follows me out.
“My woman can be scary when she gets like that. Even scarier knowing she has the capability of doing that dispatching herself.” Scary but impressive.
I see the rest of the brothers who are coming with me come out, and within a couple minutes, we’re heading out.
Kimbra, I’m coming for you. Please be okay.