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“He’s alone,” Cam pointed out the obvious.
I was already wondering why that was and I knew it couldn’t mean anything good. What the fuck had he done now?
When we nearly right in front of another I cut off whatever he was going to say.
“Don’t bullshit or beat around the bush. Tell us what the hell is going on.”
Zane stepped up behind me, fixing his gaze on my brother. “She beat me to it. Where are our people?”
“There was a complication,” Luce began. I didn’t realize how different he looked until he opened his mouth and even his voice sounded different. He seemed colder, meaner, and pissed.
“We were run off the road before I could reach the compound. Tobias is dead. Your man, Grizz knows to expect your arrival soon,” he directed at Zane. “Dad knows everything,” he said to me, eyes subtly shifting between Zane and me before going to Cam.
They lingered there for a few seconds, and then he was abruptly turning away and walking off.
What thee fuck?
I don’t think any of us expected him to be that upfront.
“So where is everyone?” Maliki called after him, beginning to follow.
“I’ll show you,” Luce answered over his shoulder.
“I don’t like this,” Cam quietly said.
I agreed. This felt all wrong, but we didn’t have many options, so we had to follow him.
In silence, our group made its way to the back of the mall.
We didn’t yet reach it when I heard the loud idling of a truck.
“Whatever you do, don’t shoot,” Luce warned as took the last few steps around the side.
My heart tripped up at the sight we were met with. Twelve Stags, three vehicles, and a small girl who looked just like our mother covered in blood.
Her hands were bound in front of her, where there wasn’t blood there were bruises on her pale skin.
“That your sister?” Zane asked from behind me.
“Yes,” I managed to reply.
As we got closer, I saw the black around her sky blue eyes.
“It’s not her blood,” Luce assured me.
That wasn’t of much comfort when it looked like she’d gone swimming it. She gave me a smile to pretend she was okay, but I knew better.
“Where are the other three?” Nyx questioned, including Zane and Maliki’s brother.
“There are no others. They said they would trade me for one and if I didn’t accept they’d kill that one anyway. I wasn’t sure who it was they were talking about. I wasn’t willing to sacrifice any of them.”
I knew the last part was meant for Maliki and Zane, but that did very little to soothe away the rising tension.
All of the Stags watched us approach, none making a single move.
In the center, just behind my sister was one taller than the rest. His antlers were bigger, and he was shirtless, revealing a body just as toned as Luce’s.
“There they are,” his gravelly voice seemed to boom across the clearing.
