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“But you know something. You’re his little bitch, right? You took him Tanner. You have to be able to contact him. Give me his number.”
When he just kept his mouth shut, she lifted her knee, hitting him direct center in the balls. He wheezed out a whimper and fell to his knees. Grabbing him by the hair, she tilted his head up. Tears leaked from his eyes, his face almost purple from the pain. The gun moved from his temple to just under his chin. “Do you know what my husband will do to you?” He gulped, and she grinned so fucking evilly that it brought goose bumps to my skin. “That is nothing compared to what I will do to you, you motherfucker. I will skin you a-fucking-live.”
“My phone,” h
e gasped out. “The contact number is all I have, I swear. I didn’t know he would take the kid. I wouldn’t have let him do that.”
“Sure, you wouldn’t.” She took the phone he offered up with shaking hands and tossed it to me.
I pulled up all his contacts, but it wasn’t like he had it so obviously listed under Enzo Fontana. “What’s the name?” I bit out, flipping down the list.
“Erick Frank,” he said with a curse.
I found the name and hit connect. Two seconds later, a heavy laugh filled my ear. “Meet me at the spot, Bates. This is going to be fun.” Then he hung up.
“Where’s the spot?” I demanded.
“What spot?”
“Stop wasting my time!” I roared. “Fontana just thought I was you. He expects you to be at ‘the spot.’ Tell me where the fuck that is, or Raven is going to blow your brains out.”
“Okay, okay,” he cried when she pressed the metal up under his chin harder. “It’s some ancient house out in the boonies. A good hour and a half from here. I’ve met him there a few times.”
“Let’s go,” I ordered, grabbing him by the collar of his shirt and lifting him to his feet. “I don’t have time to play games with you.”
I marched him out to Quinn’s car and tossed him in the back seat. Raven handed over the gun, and I got in beside the sheriff while she climbed behind the wheel. “Where am I going?”
“South.”
Chapter 24
Tanner
The sound of my kid’s giggles was the most heart-soothing thing I’d ever heard. That I was the cause of them only made it that much better.
I was in my room, resting so Jos wouldn’t worry, but I wasn’t sleepy, so I was taking advantage of the moment to get to know my son better. He was a good kid, not a whiner, and I’d seen him sharing his toys earlier with the other kids. I also learned that he didn’t like having Max taken away when they were playing, but Raven needed to take Lexa to the doctor, and for some reason, she wouldn’t let the boy out of her sight.
A hard knock on my bedroom door irritated me because I didn’t want to be interrupted while I was having a good time with Reid. But the person on the other side was impatient and opened the door without me inviting him in.
Colt walked in, my little brother right behind him. Two seconds later, Rory followed them in and bent down to scoop up Reid. “I’m just going to take him into our room, Tanner,” she said with a grim smile. “Don’t worry about him, okay?”
Before I could say anything, she was out the door again, shutting it behind her.
“What’s going on?” I demanded, my gaze still on the closed door, already missing my son.
“Fontana took Lexa,” Colt bit out. “Hospital security cameras showed the bastard sneaking into the radiology department through a back door and taking her. He killed the tech and took Lexa while Raven and Jet were in the waiting room right outside.”
I was already on my feet before he’d shut his mouth. “Let’s go.”
“Raven ambushed Bates, and now she and Bash are taking him to some meetup with Fontana,” Colt continued.
“Why do you keep trying to sell this?” I asked, both brows lifted. “I said, let’s go.”
“Rory still had Raven’s keys,” Matt said as we took the back exit. “I’ll drive.”
Colt climbed in the back, giving me the front passenger seat while my little brother got behind the wheel of the Charger. The powerful engine purred to life, and then Matt was burning rubber as he hit the gas and sped through the gates and out onto the road.
“Jet and Trigger are on their way south,” Colt announced. “Bash texted Jet the address, and Trigger picked him up. Raider and Hawk are on their way too.”
