“No, everyone’s out,” Aiden said in a daze as Evie walked around the firetruck towards us. Hero wasn’t far behind her.
“What the fuck?” My brain struggled to find anything else to say, but with Aiden, I wouldn’t have to.
“Evie and I just got here. They were already here getting it out.”
Evie came over, wrapping her arms around me as tears welled up. She wasn’t one to cry, but I knew she remembered that night. She never talked about it, but it wasn’t something you could easily forget, even if she was younger when it happened.
Hero came up, the tightness in his jaw making him look as pissed off as I felt. Evie stepped back, leaning against Aiden.
“They are thinking that accelerant was used on the lineup of new bikes in front.”
“All gone?” I asked.
“All those are. The bikes in the back might be okay. They don’t think it spread to the back as much yet, but they are struggling to get it under control. The chemicals and gas that we have all over keep popping and reigniting fires. They don’t know how much will be saved.”
“So we are kicked out of our home, and now can’t even stay here,” Evie said, turning to me. “What do we do now?”
My fists clenched at my sides, rage simmering just beneath the surface. If accelerant was used, this wasn’t just random, this was a targeted attack. I stood there in silence, watching the flames consume more and more of the building. It was like watching someone eat away at your life. Inch by inch, foot by foot, the flames ate away at everything we had built.
“How sure are they that accelerant was used?” I asked Hero.
“If you are asking what I think you are, yeah, it was deliberate.”
I nodded, taking a deep breath to steady myself. Did it have to be fire? It wasn’t like it was a unique way to attack someone, but it felt so targeted at me. I hadn’t told many people outside the group what had happened when we were younger, and even then, I didn’t tell new guys like Zack and Kane. Not until I knew them better.
I had told Regan, though.
I didn’t think she would set it on fire, but maybe her dad had connected the dots after Sweet Haven. Or maybe he found me through the work we did. I had no proof, but the nagging voice in my head made me wonder if Cameron Fletcher was behind this.
I leaned back on my bike, pulling out my phone.
Rook
Your dad been around today?
Regan
No? I think he left already. Why?
It wasn’t enough. He could have and probably did, lie to her about everything. Including where he would be. I didn’t know why she would tell him anything about my past when she hadn’t even told him my name, but I still had to check.
Rook
Just wondering if you were still home alone.
Regan
I am. Are you coming over tonight?
I looked back at the fire, the snort of laughter coming from me, making everyone turn their heads.
“This is suddenly funny?” Evie asked.
“Regan asked if I would be coming over tonight. Is it too much to tell her I have no option but to come over?”
Aiden started laughing now. “There are enough rooms for all of us. Can we all come over?”
Hero didn’t laugh, but turned to me. “That’s not a bad idea. Could we all get in the rooms?”
