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“Lucifer. Kain. You might want to get out here,” I call out as I walk to the small table in the center of the foyer.
Eden’s weapons, her boot knives, and daggers from Kain, along with the pistol I gave her, sit in the middle on top of a white envelope, the same one that was left for her in the Scarlet Bush Club by Virgil.
Dread fills me, and my heart pounds wildly in my chest. I swallow and turn the paper over. On the back, in a new handwriting are words I wish I’d never read …
I’d say don’t be mad, but I know you are.
You’d never let me go on my own and she’d pay the price. But I’m leaving you this, so come and find me because I know I can’t do this on my own.
I pull out the photo from inside, it’s the same photo of Charlie that Virgil left for Eden to find. Dizziness assails me and my vision hazes over for only a second as my heart pounds harder, and the blood rushing through my system freezes in terror. I catch sight of a dark silhouette in the archway leading to the kitchen, but he doesn’t come any closer.
I pull my phone from my pocket and hit Eden’s name.
Hi, you’ve reached me but I’m not available to talk right now. Hopefully, I’m learning some new kickass moves. Either way, you know what to do.
Kain stops beside me and pulls the envelope from between my fingers. He inspects it front and back, and growls, “She fucking went after her, on her own.”
I stare at my phone, my vision blurring around the edge wholly focused on her name.
Lucifer joins us, and seeing the envelope and weapons, he adds, “I’ll drag her back here and spank her ass until it’s cherry red.”
I tuck my phone back in my pocket and slam my hands on the table and breathe heavily. “Why don’t you stop talking about what you’ll do when you find her and worry about fucking finding her?”
Edward picks that moment to join in the conversation. “As concerned as we are over Eden taking off on her own, don’t forget about the men in your basement. You need to deal with them, too. It’ll take her time to get back to Cambridge if she’s going by bus again.”
“Fuck, he’s right,” Kain says, running his fingers through his hair. “I’ll call Darnell to come stay with Sid and the others. Lucifer—”
“I’ll call Marco. If they want Donovan, he’ll have to come get him now. Otherwise, he dies before we leave. I’m not taking any chances.” Lucifer’s hands shake at his sides. I’ve never seen my brother this close to cracking.
Pulling my phone from my pocket, I call Jax.
“Daemon, what’s up, partner?” Jax’s normal upbeat attitude carries loudly through the call.
“I need you to do me a favor, but you can’t tell the captain what you’re doing.”
“No questions asked. That’s what we agreed to. So, what do you need?”
I bite my lip and really think this through. I trust Jax completely, I know I can count on him. But do I want to get him involved any deeper in this shit than I already have?
“I need you to go to the bus stop and look for Eden for me. I’ll tell you everything when I see you.”
“Done. I’m on my way now. And Daemon, whatever’s going on, it’s gonna be all right. Whatever you guys need; you just ask.”
I turn, facing my brothers, who finally clue into my talk about our girl. “Thank you, Jax. I owe you one for this.”
“You know I’ll collect,” he says and disconnects the call.
I tuck my phone back into my pocket along with my hands, finding a casual, less stressed posture and say, “Jax is going to the bus station to look for Eden.”
“Fast thinking. Thank you, Daemon,” Lucifer comments and walks off in the direction of his office. “I’ll be back in a few minutes. I’m going to call Marco.”
My attention shifts to Kain, who has his phone in his hands. His thumbs skate over the screen furiously before he drops his hands and tucks it back into his pocket. “Darnell and the 402 crew will be here in a little while.”
I turn to Edward, who’s standing off in the far arch taking in the scene before him. “In case we have to go after Eden, do you want to stay with Jax until we get back? Or would you rather stay here?”
“I’ll stay put, make sure nothing untoward happens in your absence.” He nods—regardless of the danger—it’s clear that he’s not going to change his mind.
“Okay, but keep Jax on speed dial. If you need him, he’ll be here.” I shoot off a text to Jax, so I don’t forget, asking him to check in on Edward if we have to go after Eden.
