He knew where his father was now. And tomorrow, the asshole would be getting exactly what he wanted…a visit from Colt.
CHAPTER 18
Indie rolled from her back to her side, immediately reaching to the other side of the bed for Colt so she could feel his warmth and run her fingers over the hard ridges of his chest.
Her fingers touched cold sheets.
Her eyes flew open. The room was too light for it to be night, but not light enough for it to be late morning. It had to be early.
Quickly, she turned on the bedside lamp. Sure enough, the room was empty.
“Colt?”
Silence. There wasn’t even the sound of movement from elsewhere in the house. Had he gone somewhere? When had he left?
She tapped the screen of her phone. Seven.
Quickly, she shoved off the sheets and climbed out of bed. After pulling on Colt’s sweatshirt that was flung over a chair, she searched the house…every inch of it. The hall bathroom, the living room, the spare bedrooms. It was when she reached the kitchen that she saw the note.
Hey, Cricket, just ran out. Won’t be long. House is locked. Please don’t go out without me. C.
Out? Out where?
But she already knew the answer to that. He wouldn’t have left her to work at the park this early, especially after what had happened last night.
Hewouldgo to find his father.
Had he figured out where Gordon was staying?
Dammit. This was bad. Really bad. On a normal day, she trusted Colt to do the right thing. But after last night, she wasn’t sure what he was capable of.
She rushed back to the bedroom and lifted her phone. Her finger hovered over Colt’s number, but she hesitated—he might already be with his father. And even if he wasn’t, would he listen to her?
She hit a different name.
Her brother answered on the second ring. “Indie, is everything okay?”
“I need you to find Colt.”
“What do you mean, find him? Is he missing?” The rustle of movement sounded over the line.
“Last night, Colt’s father made my car break down so he could talk to me.”
“What the fuck? Are you okay?”
“I’m fine. But he told me that if Colt doesn’t talk to him, he’ll be back. He basically threatened me.”
Noah cursed again. “And now Colt’s gone to find him. Do you know where he is?”
“No.”
“Did Gordon tell you where he was staying last night? Or did he give you any clues as to where he might be?”
“He didn’t say anything about where he’s been.” She paused, frowning. “But Colt found a jerky wrapper, which we think fell out of his dad’s car, and he went really quiet when he saw it.”
“A jerky wrapper?”
“Yeah. One of those Big Sky ones.”
