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“But it’s something,” Bray offers excitedly.
“It’s a start,” I concede.
“It means he’s not as good as he thinks,” Bray says. “It’s something, Cyrus.”
“But not enough.” I look at the sky to see the sun starting to rise. “Okay, let’s go back, grab Blair, and get some sleep. Then we’ll hit the streets again, okay?”
“Good idea.” Bray nods.
“It will be okay, brother,” Asher assures me. “Let’s go get our girl, and she can wipe that look off your face.”
I snort, and Bray laughs. “She’s probably the only person who can handle this grumpy fucker.”
I smack him as I get into the driver’s seat.
We are quiet on the way back to the compound, all of us slumping at the fact we didn’t find him. We wanted this to be over—not for us, but for her. She’s suffered so much, we wanted to lessen that burden, and now we have to go back with bad news and see the terror re-enter her eyes.
When we pull up to the compound, we wait for the gate to open. It’s almost seven, but a lot of the bikers are up and about, especially those with families. I see some kids playing down the side, no doubt here for breakfast.
Pulling into a space, I get out and sigh, stretching.
“I’m going to check in with Jay,” Asher calls, nodding at the open garage where I can see him working on a car.
“Me too. I’ll catch you up, Cyrus,” Bray tells me, and they move off to do just that.
Great, let me fill Blair in on the bad news. I know that’s why they did it, the pussies. Rolling my shoulders, I march to the clubhouse, but I don’t see anyone at the bar other than some old ladies making breakfast. One catches my eye and points outside, so I head around the building.
Blair is there in the sun with her hands propped on her hips as she watches some kids run around her, laughing. Leaning into the wall, I observe her for a moment as she jumps out to chase some of them, smiling widely.
When she stills as they run towards the swings, she’s almost panting, but she must feel my eyes because she looks over her shoulder, straight at me.
She turns and races my way, making me smile as I push away from the wall and meet her halfway.
She jumps into my arms and kisses me. “Missed me, baby girl?” I murmur, cupping her ass to hoist her higher as her legs wrap around my waist. Her hands grip my cheeks as she checks me over, looking for injuries. “I’m okay, we all are,” I promise.
“Good, I kind of got used to being Crew, but if you tell anyone that, you’re dead,” she threatens.
“Wouldn’t dream of it.”
“Babe, I better get a welcome like that,” Bray says, coming around the building.
Laughing, she untangles herself from me and flings her body at him. I keep my eyes on her as I wander over to Jay and Prez who are sitting on a wooden picnic bench. I follow their gazes for a moment to see them staring at Faye’s ass as she bends over, helping one of the club’s kids play in the sand.
Blair kisses Asher and then looks between us, her wide smile dimming. “It’s bad news, isn’t it?” she asks sadly.
I nod and jerk my head at the bench to the right. It’s situated upon a slight bit of grass and out of ear shot of anyone else. She nods, following after us, subdued now. She holds Bray’s and Asher’s hands as if readying for a blow.
Fuck, I’m so tired of being the bad guy to her.
She sits down heavily as I crouch before her, meeting her eyes as I lean in and kiss her hands. “We didn’t get him.”
She inhales, closing her eyes for a moment.
“We tried, baby. We looked—”
“I know you did everything you could.”
“We won’t stop. We are going home to sleep, all of us.” My eyes cut to Bray who looks like a kicked puppy from her sadness. “Then we will look again.”
