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“What?”
“Nothing, let’s go and see what’s going on.”
We jump out of the car before climbing the bank that will allow us to see the trailer park in the valley below.
The second our old home emerges before us, we both notice the issue.
“Where the fuck is it?”
“Motherfucker,” I roar.
“We should have known it wasn’t going to be this easy.”
My eyes lock on the patch of land where our old, dilapidated trailer used to sit. Nothing else has changed, but our home, the only evidence we ever existed here, is gone.
“Now wha—” My words are cut off as Ace waves his arm in front of my face before pointing across the park.
“See him?” he whispers.
I narrow my eyes in the direction he’s looking, and after a few seconds, movement in the trees catches my eye. “They’re waiting for us.”
“So what’s the plan? She isn’t here, so it seems pointless going down there and getting ambushed,” I point out.
“But then how are we going to find out where she is? They’re the only fuckers who know. We need them to lead us to her.”
“What are you thinking?” I ask.
Ace blows out a slow breath that only succeeds in filling my stomach with dread. “I think that I should go down there. Let them catch me in the hope they’ll take me to the same place. You can follow.”
“Just like that?” I don’t like it, at all, but we’re running out of time.
“Do you have a better fucking suggestion?” he snaps.
“Beat it out of him and leave the fucker fighting for his life?”
Ace eyes me for a second. “You really think that just because he’s the only one we see, he’s the only one down there? Donny knows what we’re capable of. He’s got his best guys down there waiting for us.”
“Great,” I mutter.
“Exactly. That means they’re not surrounding her. He’s probably left her wide open. We find her, it should be fairly straightforward.”
“Ok, great.” Sarcasm drips from my words. “Off you go then.”
He turns to look at me once more, shaking his head. “I know you’re getting impatient. Trust me, I understand, but we need to do this smart, not fast.
“The longer they wait, the more they’ll start to believe we’re not coming. They’ll get bored, impatient… tired. We need everything to our advantage right now, not to mention that when the sun sets, it’ll make my arrival more of a surprise. I’m more than willing to take down a few fuckers if I can.”
“So we just sit here and wait until the sun sets while fuck knows what is happening to Hadley?”
“He won’t touch her.” Ace levels me with a serious look.
“You sound awfully confident about that.”
“I know Donny,” he says. “I know how his mind works.”
“And if you’re wrong?”
“Then it’s just something we’ll have to live with.”
