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“Find out who was working with her. We’ll take care of it and leave you alone.”
She was using him. It was obvious. He knew it, and she knew it.
But what would his father have wanted? For Hunter to hide with the Merricks?
“I don’t know who was working with her,” he said.
“Can you find out?”
He kept thinking about that kid who’d been with Calla in his house. Who was he?
They’d probably have pictures of the missing kids on the news. He could start there. Maybe it would lead to nothing—but maybe it would lead to a whole lot of something.
“I only have one lead,” he said. “It might not go anywhere.”
“But you’ll help?”
“Maybe.”
“That’s enough for now.” She kissed him on the cheek and then was gone.
Hunter didn’t check his other messages until he was in the jeep. He had a text from Gabriel.
All OK?
Hunter sat there and stared at the screen for the longest time. He thought of the gunshot, of Gabriel saving his life, of the arguments in the Merrick house, of the whispers about leaving, the quick action to shut up when they heard Hunter in the hallway. He thought of Calla. He thought of Kate, of Silver.
He thought of his father.
Then he typed back quickly.
Yep. Be back soon.
Then he clicked off the phone and started the engine.
Silver was waiting for her, sitting at the table, checking his weapons.
Kate deliberately took her time getting through the door, putting her sunglasses away, running lip gloss over her lips in front of the mirror in the front hall.
She gasped when Silver grabbed her arm and spun her around.
“Did he agree?” he said evenly.
“Let me go.”
“Answer me.”
“Yeah, he agreed. Now let me go, before I make you.”
Silver half smiled. “Now I’m curious. Make me.”
She didn’t hesitate—just swung a fist into his midsection.
He blocked, of course. She was ready for it, using his momentum to throw an elbow into his groin.
She wasn’t ready for his fist to smack into the side of her face. She wasn’t ready for the room to go sideways.
Thank god the front hallway was carpeted.
