“Ro, what are you doing here?” Logan asks.
Sander takes off his jacket and speaks first. “Found him banging on your door about ten minutes ago.”
“You were looking for me?”
Ro looks uneasy as he scans the room. “My mum’s gone.”
Logan ushers him in and shuts the door, keeping out the snow. “What do you mean gone?”
Ro shakes his head. “I don’t know. I haven’t seen her since yesterday. She never leaves the house.”
“Shit.” Logan turns and looks at me.
I can feel his rising anxiety. I don’t need to read his thoughts to know he’s worried she might have been taken.
I turn to Kai, but his attention is solely on Ash. With a long, deep breath, I try to steady my heart before I make my way over to Logan and Ro.
“Where was your mom the last time you saw her?” Logan asks.
Ro shuffles on his feet, shoving his hands in his jacket pockets. Poor kid looks freezing, his face pale and lips almost blue from the cold.
“Home. She only leaves the house on Tuesdays to shop. Other than that, she doesn’t leave.”
I feel a deep pang in my heart hearing that.
“I need to go over and check your place out and I will call it in,” Logan says, squeezing Ro’s shoulder.
I give him a weak smile. “Want to stay here where it’s warm? You're more than welcome.”
Ro looks around at the mismatch group I call family. His eyes lock on Rose’s and widen. I feel a sense of unease and distrust there. Why?
Felix walks over, pecking me on the head. “I will go with Logan to check out the house. You stay here.”
“Who’s in charge here?” I snap, turning on him. Felix puts his hands up and smirks at me, then points at Logan. I give a low growl and Logan clears his throat, reminding me of present company.
“Ash, will you go with them?” I ask.
Logan and Felix both go to interrupt. But I raise my hand, my gaze firmly fixed on both of them.
“No. It’s all I ask.”
Ash strolls forward, tipping back a bottle of whiskey she has nabbed from the bar, saluting me. “It would be my pleasure,” she says.
“Thanks.”
I peek over at Logan and the set of his mouth and the hardness in his eyes tells me he’s barely keeping his anger in check, so I decide it’s best not to say a word.
Logan steps forward and pulls me into his embrace. His touch feels protective and strong, and I just want to sink into him.
I watch as he, Ash and Felix walk out into the storm. Then I turn to Ro and offer him a smile. “Come on, sit down and I’ll get you a drink.”
Chapter Fifty Nine
Logan
Itseemslikethisday will never end. It has been cursed from the start, with one disaster following another. I am so tired; I miss Salena, and I just want to go home. Ash’s smartass comments only serve to exacerbate my mounting frustration. Still, I understand why Salena asked her to come along. I noticed Kai's body stiffen and felt the air become heavy with tension when she walked in. You don’t need to be trained in body language to see that.
I slowly come to a stop outside the front of Hayley’s house, parking at the curb. Felix leans forward from the backseat, resting his elbows on each of the front seats. “I’ll take a look around the area, see if I can pick anything up.”
