Beau kept his hands high in the air.
“I mean all of you,” Travis said, giving away nothing of their relationship.
Beau wondered if Travis had been the one to pick Chloe up from the ER.Or had he been following Beau and Ivy, figuring they would need him the most?
If so, he hadn’t been wrong.
Warmth filled him, knowing he was important enough to the family for someone to stay behind in case he needed them.
Talon’s gaze studied the area.He cursed.“You’re bluffing.There’s only one of you.”He turned to Clay and Royce.“Pick up your weapons.”
Travis emerged from behind a tree; his rifle aimed at Talon.He had on his sheriff’s uniform and looked every bit the part.“Do you really want to try me?”
Talon made a move for his gun.
Three male figures emerged around them.Owen.Archer.Hudson.
Kade emerged from behind Talon.“You should definitely watch your back.”
“These men have been deputized by yours truly,” Travis said.“They’re excellent marksmen and have permission to shoot if threatened.”
Hands immediately flew up as Travis began reading the trio their rights.
Travis handcuffed Talon, who surprisingly didn’t put up a fight.Or maybe it wasn’t that big of a surprise.The man was wealthy beyond imagination.He would definitely lawyer up.But he wouldn’t get away with it.Not with a sheriff’s testimony.No, Talon was going to be put behind bars for many years to come, if not the rest of his life, for his dealings.
Evidence.Beau turned to his mother as Clay and Royce were arrested.“You said you hid the evidence.Where?”
“That’s the thing,” she said on a shrug.“Neither one of us remembers.We weren’t exactly in a good way when we tried to pull this off.”
Beau glanced toward the sky, his blood pressure spiking.
Where would his mother hide…?
The answer dawned on Beau almost immediately.She’d taken him there more times than he could count.If she’d been in a drunken state, it was the place she would most likely return to.
“I know where it is,” he said, letting out a deep breath.
He gave a quick rundown of the situation to Travis after the trio was secured in the back of the sheriff’s SUV.
“I need to wait here for Austin PD to pick these perps up,” Travis said.
Beau rattled off an address.“Have an officer meet me there as soon as possible.”
Travis nodded and then called it in.
Beau turned to his mother.“You stay here and give your statement to the cops.Don’t leave anything out in case I’m wrong.”
“What can I do?”Jack asked.
“The same as my mom.Stay here and talk to the law.”
“Okay,” Jack said.
Beau reached for Ivy’s hand.She met him halfway and linked their fingers on the way to the truck.
Once inside, he drove the few blocks to the first apartment he’d shared with his mother.Her internal GPS was set to here, and he would be shocked if he’d guessed wrong.
A cop met them in front of the building.
