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“Would you like me to tell Oz what you think he should do?”
Their silence was an obvious answer.
No. The answer was no.
“I’ll handle this,” Dornan said.
“Yes, because you’ve done a stellar job up until now.” Trey stepped back, glancing back at his men who were spread out on the perimeter. “Where is he?”
Names were unnecessary. There was only one man they’d be looking for, and until he was found, Dornan’s crew would remain at risk. Someone would pay for this mistake.
“Don’t know.”
Trey looked over at Dornan, and he immediately stepped forward, causing a chain reaction of Trey’s security moving in. Dornan immediately halted, holding up his hands.
“I’ve got all my guys looking for him. We’ll find him.”
Trey smirked. “You better, because if you don’t, we will. And if my men have to do your job, the only ones who’ll suffer will be you and yours. Am I making myself clear?”
“Yes.”
Trey glanced over to one of his men and gestured toward the van. “Check it.”
“It’s all there!”
Trey slowly turned, eyeing Tom. He stepped forward, seemingly confident on the surface, but his gaze shifted to the van quickly, and he cleared his throat. “I personally checked it and did a count. It’s all there.”
Trey looked over the men and nodded. “I have two options. I can trust you and your crew, or I can base my decision on your past indiscretions.” Trey lifted his chin to the van. “I hope for your sake ‘it’s all there.’”
It only took fifteen minutes before Trey’s men emerged from the van. Ten minutes too long. If they’d taken that amount of time, it meant they were counting the inventory more than once because they’d found a discrepancy.
Trey kept his gaze locked on Tom as his head of security walked over.
“Two pieces short, sir,” Jared said.
Trey slowly nodded and turned to Dornan.
“Is Tom related to the driver?”
There was a slight hesitation before he answered.
“Cousins.”
It made more sense—Tom wanted to protect his family. In any other situation, Trey would respect the move, but in this instance, he did not. Trey glanced back at Jared and gestured to Tom. One direct order without saying a word. Trey didn’t even spare the man a look. He was solely focused on Dornan’s eyes widening and panic flashing over his features as he stepped back and turned slightly. Dornan’s face paled, and his mouth fell open just as the gunshot rang out.
“I don’t tolerate liars,” Trey said.
Dornan held up his hands. “We didn’t know, I swear to you. Sometimes we do that for protection, but he didn’t tell any of us he lifted a piece.”
What the fuck? Trey raised his brows. “You steal stock for your own protection?”
“B-borrow. Until the transfer’s done, yeah.”
It was rare that Trey was ever rendered speechless, but he had no words. Not one. It seemed Rogue’s need to continue building his army had left him scraping the bottom of the barrel. There were only two ways to handle this situation. The simplest and most effective was to ensure Dornan and his men didn’t leave the warehouse. Ever. Taking out the entire crew would solve half the problem. Trey had no doubt they’d find the runner and retrieve the guns in no time. It was the obvious plan and the one Rogue would have taken.
But I’m not Rogue.
Unlike his counterpart, Trey saw the bigger picture. Without having a solid plan B in effect, they had no other option to make the delivery. They needed to find someone to move the inventory, and until then, Dornan’s crew would be left unscathed—for now.
