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“Who are they?” Madisen asked.
“From the evidence we’ve gathered so far, it appears they were homeless or prostitutes,” Lio said, and Levi could tell there was something he didn’t want to tell Madisen. Madisen wasn’t prepared to let him skate.
“Say it,” she insisted.
“Madisen, some of the women were missing body parts which we believe were sent to you. It appears Millar was kidnapping women from the streets, raping and torturing them. His main home is being raided right now in Florida, and teams are on the way to his other homes. The FBI has also been contacted. Everyone is moving fast on this as Millar is in the wind,” Lio explained.
“Were they alive when he cut them up?” Madisen asked quietly.
Levi shook his head, and Lio followed suit.
“We won’t know until the coroner does the full autopsy,” Lio demurred.
Madisen’s eyes narrowed, but she dropped her line of questioning. Levi knew she was remembering that room because he was. Madisen might have ended up there if Bear hadn’t had his brilliant idea.
Nausea rose, and Levi swallowed hard. He mentally shook the images of Madisen being cut up from his mind. It was something that would haunt him until the end of time. Madisen’s eyes closed, and her breathing evened out, and Levi guessed she’d fallen to sleep.
Nodding towards the door, Levi followed Lio out.
“No sign of Millar?” Levi asked.
Lio held his gaze and allowed Levi to see the knowledge in his eyes.
“Chief thinks he’s running. There’s a statewide APB out for him, which is why the feds have been contacted. They can take it across stateliness. Chief has approached Willow,” Lio said.
Levi nodded. That made sense. Willow Ware, Axel’s daughter from Rage MC, was a well-respected fed around their area. She worked hand in hand with the police and was dedicated to bringing crime down and criminals to their knees. Levi also knew that Willow would guess Millar would not be found alive. So she wouldn’t extend too much energy into the search. Willow would wait for his body to be discovered.
Millar was currently winging his way back to the McKenzie stronghold with Derek. All tucked up safe and sound in a packing crate. He’d been sedated and trussed and gagged. Millar had no escape.
Lio’s eyes told Levi he didn’t expect Millar to turn up alive, and he was okay with that. Cop or not, Lio held strong with the Hawthorne code. You didn’t hurt innocent women and children.
“Keep Chance updated?” Levi asked.
“Of course,” Lio said, clasped Levi’s forearm, and left.
“Madisen asleep?” Davin questioned, approaching. He carried a tray of coffees and several food bags.
“She’s just gone off,” Levi replied.
“Good. Now you can tell me why you think you’re enough to date my sister. And then we’ll discuss your intentions for her,” Davin said, smiling wickedly.
Levi rolled his eyes and snatched a coffee from Davin. Madisen having brothers was becoming a problem!
Phoenix
I stared at Clio, saddened and grieved by her retreat inside herself. Things had been bad, even though Chance hid it. But with him busy, I’d been watching Clio for two hours now. She hadn’t moved once. Not when Dax had cried or Louisa Mae called her name. And it was starting to piss me off.
Of course, I understood her grief, and my heart broke for her. I could be a bitch, but I wasn’t a callous one. Clio was stressing Hellfire out, and Chance was hiding stuff and becoming short-tempered. I knew shit was bad with a capital B when Thalia asked me to watch Clio for two hours.
“See what’s happening?” Thalia asked, approaching me quietly. “All day long, she is like this. Chance bathes and dresses her, and then she sits there completely zoned out. She’s my sister, and I don’t know how to help her. I’ve shouted, screamed, begged and cried, but Clio stares through me.”
“I knew she was depressed, but she seemed to be coping. This shit with Madisen set her off, right?”
“Yeah, Phoe. And Chance, when he thinks nobody is looking, he has the weight of the world on his shoulders. He knows he is losing her, and nothing he’s tried has worked. Heck, even Grandmother had a talk, but Clio again ignored her.”
“Then it’s time to get nasty,” I said.
Thalia sent me a worried look.
