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“Sorry.” I waved a hand in front of me. “What was your question, Ryder?”
“Uh…” He hesitated and began pacing. “I asked if you’d talked to Mom and Dad.”
“Yeah.” I sat forward. “Why? Is something wrong?”
“It seems that Mom has something that doesn’t belong to her.” Ryder stopped in front of me. “That’s what I need you to get for me.”
“I thought you wanted me to relay a message.” I frowned.
“Kind of. I need you to find out what she has that doesn’t belong to her.”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about.” I thought a moment. “Why don’t you just ask Mom for whatever it is?”
“Because I think you’ll have an easier time getting it.” Ryder shook his head. “Doesn’t matter. I do suggest going to visit Tanner though.”
My back stiffened while Shade and Sunny shifted beside me.
“What do you know about Tanner?” Sunny demanded, his voice rough.
“Not enough apparently.” Ryder raked a hand through his dark hair.
“How did you meet him?” I asked, searching my brother’s face. He wasn’t normally nervous about things. Hell, he had been in the military for a few years now. He should be used to this kind of thing, but something had him on edge. And if Tanner was involved, I couldn’t even imagine what it was. But why my mom had something to do with this, was beyond me.
“I went to his club.” Ryder pinched the bridge of his nose. “Listen, I’m not trying to cause trouble. I have to keep my nose clean anyway because of my career. But I’ve seen things. I know things. And while we don’t usually deal with the average person, sometimes we do.”
“I don’t know what that means.” I looked at Sunny. “Do you know what he means?”
“No.” Sunny looked over my head. “Do you?”
Shade shook his head, cupping the back of my neck. “No.” His dark brows narrowed in the center, his eyes locking on my brother. That muscle in his jaw ticked. While he stared Ryder down, his touch remained soft. “Care to explain to us what the hell is going on and why your mom would have something that Tanner wants?”
“I don’t know. I accidentally bumped into him at his club. I swear it was an accident. I was out with some of the guys and we were having a few drinks. We just wanted to go somewhere cheap. I didn’t know it was Tanner’s club. Next thing I know, I’m in his office and he mentions you.” Ryder met my gaze then. “He told me to tell you to come to his club. He needs to chat.”
“He needs to chat,” I repeated. “Yeah. Right. A guy like him doesn’t just chat. He wants something.”
“He does but I don’t know what that is. I tried hinting to Mom. I asked her if she was given something that someone else could want.” Ryder pulled at the collar of his shirt. “She had no idea what I was going on about and asked me if I was feeling okay. Good thing Dad wasn’t with her because he wouldn’t have let me leave until I told him everything.”
That was an understatement. If something was off and Dad felt that his wife and kids were in any sort of danger, he didn’t let up until he got the information he was looking for.
It was how all of our fathers were wired. I couldn’t blame them. And now I was dating two men who were exactly the same.
“Meadow.” Sunny cupped my knee. “I don’t want you going there alone.”
“I know.” I stood. I didn’t take Tanner’s requests lightly. I liked to pretend that he didn’t scare me, but I wasn’t stupid. He did. He terrified the hell out of me. “Let’s go.”
