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There was a number like cattle got on the side of her chest, the letters A.R.C above it. Doing the math, she had been with these people since the video was shot. That was over four years of brainwashing and abuse.
Death would have been much kinder her to than life.
“And this.” He exited the file and clicked into something else. “This has four cameras but only three…er…never-mind. I’m in!”
“Z.” I crept closer to the screen to make sure I was seeing things correctly. The person on screen was tied to a chair in a small room, tape over his mouth.
“Do you know where this is? Can you find out?” Zane demanded, walking up beside me.
“One sec.” There was some taping of keys and then a white box popped up on the screen. “This is live from…shit…two streets away.”
“That’s Demon,” Luce was late to note.
“Yes, and if he was taken by Stags why the fuck is he wired to an A.R.C camera?”
“We need to get to wherever that is,” Zane stated.
“This could be a trap. No, it probably is a trap,” Luce warned.
“I’ll go in alone. You all can wait here.”
“What? Fuck no,” Zane snapped.
“Wait,” Luce interjected before I could respond. “That could work. Send him in alone, but he is not going alone. We will all go together. We can cover his back.”
“What about the girls?” Ice asked my next question.
“Leave them here and have one watch this screen. If we aren’t back in fifteen minutes have them haul ass to the SUVs.”
“Leave them here?” Zane questioned.
“These aren’t defenseless little girls Z. They can handle themselves for fifteen minutes,” Luce replied.
He was silent for a minute before slowly nodding in agreement. “Alright, let’s go.”
We filed out of the room and went to the kitchen.
I used the short walk to steady my nerves and get my mind centered on what we needed to do.
Entering the large kitchen, I saw Trix still at the stove and Nyx with a glass of water. Addy had dozed off on a daybed bench, off to the side, which was even better for the time being. Nyx took one look at the four of us and stood up, a concerned frown on her face.
“What’s going on?” Trix asked once she turned around.
We filled them in as quick as we could. I didn’t usually rush things like this and used much more caution but if my little bro was really tied to a fucking chair two streets away, I was going to get him back.
“You don’t have to explain this,” Nyx said, walking up to me. “He’s your brother. Go get him. But if you aren’t back in fifteen minutes I’m not running away. I’m coming to find all of you.”
I pulled her into me, placing a quick kiss on her lips.
“I’ll come back to you. We all will you,” I reassured her before stepping away.
“You better,” Trix warned.
Looking to Zane I waited for him to say bye to Addy but he simply shook his head.
“She wouldn’t be half as chill as Nyx just was about this. Plus, I never tell her goodbye anymore. We’re more into hellos.”
That made sense to me, a lot.
