Finally, a car pulls up. I’m on my feet and bolting to the front door.
Twitch is first inside, followed by Viper, who gives me a tight smile. Then Knox and Kane. I study their faces. Knox flinches when he lays eyes on me. Knox’s and Kane’s bodies radiate tension, making my stomach roll.
“I’m off to bed,” Twitch says when he’s halfway up the stairs. “Me too,” Viper says, walking toward Axle and Elena. He wakes them up, gently shaking their shoulders, and they look at us.
“We will talk tomorrow,” Knox says.
Axle yawns while nodding his head. He and Elena hold hands and walk up the stairs toward their room. I follow Knox and Kane to the living room. We all take a seat.
My heart races. I peer up at Knox. “What’s going on?”
He releases a long deep breath. “There were no security guards out the front. Twitch could hack into her security, so he can disable it before we go tomorrow night.”
“That was quick!”
“He’s smart. He had a drone fly over and there was no movement within the property. Demon and Twitch are going to go there again tomorrow to see if there are any other security guards or anything we didn’t catch tonight. I want tomorrow to go off with no issues.”
I look at Kane, who looks disengaged. I don’t even know if he’s listening to us.
Knox puts his arm around my waist, bringing me close to his body. “It will all be over soon. You’ll finally have your answers,” he whispers in a reassuring tone.
Nineteen
Confessions
Zara
Layingin bed my eyes wander over Knox’s face. His whiskey-colored eyes reflect my own, with puffiness and dark circles underneath. We haven’t slept; we lay together in silence.
“Should I call my parents?”
“No,” he replies gruffly. “We can’t talk to your parents until it’s all sorted with the police, and it depends on what we find. Once there are no threats present, me, you, and Kane will approach Audrey and Misty, if she’s there. If we need to inform the police, I’ll call Parker, our contact at the police station. I can’t have any of this falling back on the MC, so we can’t tell anyone.”
I jerk my head in a nod, feeling overwhelmed.
He leans in closer to me. “I need you to promise you won’t say anything. The club is important to me.”
“I promise.” I wouldn’t risk it. The MC is like family to him, and he’s loyal. The MC has become important to me too, especially the women.
The dayand afternoon drag on. Every minute is torture. I wish I could turn my mind off. I stretch out my sore arms, hoping for a reprieve. Every muscle aches from suppressing the dozens of emotions that keep crashing around inside of me.
At least it’s now dark outside. “Are you coming with us tonight?” I ask Kane, making small talk, knowing the answer.
“You’re coming?” he asks, surprised. “Knox is letting you go?”
I wrinkle my nose. “Yes, I’m coming, and Knox isn’t my keeper.”
“Have you asked him?”
My eyes narrow. “Kane,” I warn. “I need to be there.”
He looks away. “I know... I do too.” His voice is heavy with heartache.
My eyes linger on the closed wooden doors to church. I wish I was in there with them, going through all the final details of tonight, but Knox said it’s for patched members only.
“So you haven’t said anything to your dad yet?”
Kane shakes his head. “Knox said I can’t.”
