Callum Ross glanced at his husband. “It’s time we made a move.”
Cooper nodded. “We’ll get out of your hair. Craig, I’ll forward the intel to you within the hour. Red, Kit, it’s good to meet you.”
Red noticed he didn’t say the same to Tony. He waited until Jace showed them to the door before he said, “We need to pack.”
Craig nodded. “You do.”
“What am I packing for?”
“The cold. Warm clothes, boots. You don’t need a tux.”
The mountains. Red got it. Now he had a fair idea where they were going, but he wasn’t going to say anything in front of Tony. The past hour had proved he couldn’t trust his friend.
“I’ll need to go via my place to pick up clothes.”
“We’ll go there en route,” Jace said.
Kit shifted in Red’s arms. He gazed up at Red. “You’re not leaving me?”
Red pushed back his bangs so he could look down into Kit’s storm-gray eyes. “Not until this is over,” he promised.
“Where are you taking me?” Tony demanded.
Cook’s top lip curled. “Somewhere secure.”
Kit pushed away from Red who dropped his arms, but was ready to hold him again if needed. “What about the club? What’s going to happen to that?”
“Little Pete and Cross are taking over until I get back,” Tony said.
“Won’t they be in danger?” Kit asked.
“They’re just managing the members, and no one is going near here.”
Red raised an eyebrow at Craig who said, “We’ll keep an eye on them.”
That seemed to reassure Kit, but from the sick expression on Tony’s face, he was more than aware that the cartel could go after the rest of the Evergreen Wolves. CDR couldn’t guard them all.
Red laid his hands on Kit’s shoulders. “Start packing. I’ll be with you shortly. Stay away from the window.”
“I’ll go with him until you get there,” Jace said, returning from escorting the two men out.
“I’m going to talk to Padraig,” Cook said and strode from the room.
Kit whimpered and clutched onto Red.
Red didn’t want to leave Kit’s side, even for a moment, but he had something to say to Tony, and he didn’t want Kit to overhear.
“I won’t be long,” he promised.
Jace led Kit away. Red waited until they reached the top landing before he turned on Tony, his expression so furious that the other man took a step backward.
“What the fuck were you thinking?”
Tony’s expression turned cold. “It’s business. Club business.”
“It’s criminal and now you’ve dragged the whole club into your fuck-up.” Red waited for a moment. “Is the club involved in this?”
“That’s not your business. You stepped away from the club a long time ago.”
