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“Let’s hope we get shit sorted before we leave town,” Ricky mutters.
“Let’s.” Sighing, Cas bangs the gavel down. “Sparky, let me know when you have the aunt safe.”
With a nod, Sparky leaves the back room with JJ and Leo in tow, and I head out into the bar to look for Holly, but she’s nowhere in sight.
A prospect walks in, scans the bar, and calls out, “Yo, Tal! There’s someone at the gate asking for you.”
Stepping outside the bar, I’m expecting to see Holly, but my heart nearly stops when I see my dad standing at the gate.
Dammit.
The world shrinks around me as I walk toward him. From the set of his jaw and the narrowing of his eyes, I know I have to play this right or I’ll run the risk of being noticed by the brothers.
Picking up my pace, I reach him before anyone can talk to him.
“What the fuck are you doing here?” I snap, trying to keep my voice low.
Grabbing his shirt, I try to pull him farther out of sight when he yanks his arm back.
“I find out my son is playing undercover cop in a fucking motorcycle club, so of course I’m going to fly out here.”
“Is Mom here too?”
“Do you see her?” dropping his arms to his side, he adds, “Come home.”
“I can’t. I’m so close.”
“Close to what?”
“To ending the Lost Souls. I just need something concrete.”
Sucking in a harsh breath, his eyes pinch together. “There are trained agents who do this. You’ve never even shown an interest in becoming one.”
“That’s the best part, Dad. Not being an agent gives them nothing to find on me.”
He sighs so hard, his cheeks balloon. As if this can’t get any worse, Slade and Zach ride up and slow down as they pass through the gates. Turning to watch them, I see Cas lingering by the bar door, staring straight at me.
“You need to go.”
I don’t stick around so he can argue some more. I jog across the lot, wanting to catch up with Slade and Zach. They’ve been away from the club for a reason, and I need to know that reason and why they’ve shown up now.
Dad bellows, “This isn’t over!”
Stopping, I turn back to him and mouth, “Go home.”
Slade, Zach, and Cas have disappeared into the back room by the time I make it inside, and no one seems interested as to why they’ve locked themselves away.
“I thought Slade and Zach were taking time out?” I say to Sparky.
“Now they’re back,” he replies as a crash comes from the back room.
Brothers fall quiet, but nothing else happens. Slade and Zach are the club’s go-to guys when you want to find something out. I’ve been careful to cover my tracks, but paranoia is setting in. They’ve obviously told him something, but what?
I hang back when the door to the back room opens and Sparky goes to join them. Zach heads to the bar, leaving Cas pissed about whatever he’s been told. I stay mindful of my surroundings, noting there are two brothers between me and the door. I think I could take them down if I need to run. Looking back to Cas, I wait for the first sign he’s going to come for me. The pounding of my heart is drowning out the noise in the bar.
His phone goes off and I exhale, knowing I’ll get to live a little longer. That’s even if he heard something about me. I was warned paranoia would set in, but something big is going down—I can feel it.
With a confused look on his face, he stares down at the screen. “What the fuck?”
