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Pushing down my sunglasses over my eyes, I circle back around, crossing over the road and walking to Jax and Kai on their bikes next to Frankie’s Porsche.
“He’s not in, seems pretty dead down there. What do you say? Do some snooping?”
Kai warily looks at Jax. This wasn’t part of the mission.
A grin spreads on Jax’s lips. “Fuck it, let’s go. Kai, you wait here and keep watch.”
“You got a gun?” Jax asks, taking his out and offering it to me.
“You think Frankie would let me leave the house without one? Put it away.” I push his weapon back to him.
I follow Jax’s lead. He scales the side gate, dropping down the other side and opening it up for me.
With my pistol firmly in my grip, we creep around the alley into his small yard. I open up the shed and am disappointed to find only a mower.
Jax checks the back door. “It’s locked.”
Something tells me the girls aren’t here. The neighborhood is far too quiet. There would be someone here. The SWAT guy might know where they are, but he isn’t hiding them. That’s what my gut is telling me.
“Want me to fix that?” Jax asks, his eyes bright.
“No. They aren’t here. Let’s just go.”
Jax jogs in front of me, checking it is clear before we walk out. He tugs my arm and we break into a fast walk until we round the corner.
Kai tosses Jax his helmet as we approach.
“Anything?”
“No,” We both reply in unison.
Kai raises a brow, looking between us.
I unlock the car. “You two can head home. I’m just going to call Enzo. I’ll be right behind you.”
Holstering my gun, I lean against the smooth hood as the boys ride off. I’m sure this cop knows something, I need to dig deeper to find out where he’s hiding them.
I dial Enzo’s number, pulling my sleeves over my hands to warm them up.
“Zara, everything okay?”
“Yeah, I’m just leaving now. The girls aren’t here. No way would they be stupid enough for that. Can you start digging deeper, maybe see what properties he owns?”
“Yes, of course. I’ll see what I can do, and we can have a look when you’re back.”
As I reach to open the driver’s door, I cast my eyes across the road, and squint.
I swear that’s the same silver car from earlier.
“The boys are on their way back, and I’ll be back in twenty. Can you look up a license plate for me?”
“What is it?”
Grabbing a hold of the handle, I open my mouth to reply and a hand wraps around my arm, making my phone drop to the ground.
“Get the fuck off me.” I pull my elbow back and slam it as hard as I can into my attacker’s stomach.
As I stumble forward, my lungs strain for breath and my ears are filled with a deafening ring. The masked guy lunges towards me. I duck out of the way, kicking him in the shin.
