Page 95 of Road to Redemption

“Love you too.” I called after him as he climbed inside the car and drove off into the night and back to that house.

Looking up at the dark sky, I swallowed back tears as I muttered words up to my big sister. “I hope I did okay.”

It was out of my hands now, I’d have to trust this young boy to do the right thing. And I needed to prepare in case he couldn’t.

50

LEO

I never wanted to look at a computer screen again in my life.

We’d been pouring over the files for days now and had turned absolutely nothing.

Hardly looking away from the screen, I fumbled around the end table for my energy drink — knocking over a few dirty napkins and empty takeout boxes. I hated that shit, it tasted like battery acid. But it was the only thing that could keep me locked in on the task at hand.

It was all a dead end.

Dom and I had pulled every file off of the remote server and had spent the days following reading though every file we could.

Across from me, Dom threw her head back as she rubbed at her face. “This might be a lost cause, Doc.” I wasn’t sure when she’d moved to the floor. Even from my spot in the living room chair, I could see how bloodshot her blue eyes were.

I didn’t want to admit that she was right. All of the emails were just old men jabbering on and on about weekend plans. There was no smoking gun.

Maybe they aren’t as stupid as we thought they were.

“We don’t need the cache to take over Zeus. We already have the shares.” Dom set her computer on the ground next to her.

Scoffing, I shook my head and kept scrolling. This wasn’t just about taking over Zeus. I needed to know who my parents really were. How involved had they been? Was all of this just a goose chase to distract us from whatever Isaac was planning?

Ignoring Dom, I clicked another email open. “Quiet down, silver spoon. You’re just a pussy about hard work.”

The dig clearly got under Dom’s skin, she stood from her place on the couch and crossed the room to me. Slamming the computer closed, Dom growled. “I know when to fight and when to save my energy.”

Just as I opened my mouth to reply, rising from my own seat, I spotted Kiera in the doorway.

Her brows were lifted in confusion as she watched us. If she hadn’t shown up, I just might have given Dom a taste of my rage. I had plenty of it to spare.

But the waft of delicious scent that accompanied my girl made all of that melt away for just a moment. Her hair was heavy and wet from a shower, smelling like every good fucking thing on the planet.

I wasn’t sure how she did that: took all of the weight of our circumstance and carried it without a word.

The glow of her green eyes told me she had been listening, that she knew I was about to kick Dom’s ass. All of this had become ridiculous, even Kiera took turns reading through endless files.

Dom must have been reading the same concern on her face that I was. Something was on her mind.

Dom hissed. “Spit it out, Viper.”

Sucking in a breath, Kiera crossed her arms. “I want to meet with Maura.”

“Absolutely not.” Dom and I barked in unison. We didn’t agree on much but we were both determined to protect our little captive.

Kiera stepped forward, undeterred. “I know she’s been in contact with Isaac. I can get answers from her.”

“Your mom doesn’t know shit.” Turning away, Dom leaned against the wood mantle.

“She might, she might know when Zeus is going public.” There was a determination now that hadn’t been just a few nights ago. When we’d sent Spencer off to talk with Caleb, I thought I’d gotten her off of this ludicrous idea.

Clearly not.