I shoved my elbow back. “Don’t you dare call me a bitch. My sister may have allowed men to treat her like shit, but I don’t.”
“Stoney, let her go,” Wyatt ordered.
Stoney loosened his hold, then released me entirely, but didn’t move away. He continued to crowd me as I stared at the patch on his vest.
ROAD CAPTAIN.
Lordy, he smelled good. Leather and soap, a little smoke, but not cigarette smoke. Something else.
“Did you just sniff me?” he asked, and I blushed. Hard.
I met his eyes and lied through my teeth, “No.”
He raised an eyebrow. “Explain the letter.”
“I can’t,” I repeated. “I don’t know what’s in it.”
“Your sister claims I have a kid in the world that no one fuckin’ told me about.”
I squeezed my eyes shut. “Shit.”
He crossed his arms and leaned in further, his nose almost touching mine. “So you need to start fuckin’ tellin’ me what I don’t know.”
“You and my sister had a one-night stand, I’m guessing seven years ago or so. Out of that one-night stand, the world received the biggest gift on earth. Felix.”
“I amalwaysgloved, sweetheart. There’s no way this kid is mine.”
“Maria said you both got a little drunk and there was a moment in the morning—”
“Fuck!” he snapped. “She was a junkie. How the fuck would she remember anything?”
“How would you know she was a junkie?”
“Outside o’ the fact she had track marks... she told me.”
I bit my lip and nodded. “She had been clean for about a month when you two...anyway, she stayed clean the entire pregnancy and while she was breastfeeding, then she fell off the wagon. After rehab, she stayed clean for another five years. Then she OD’d. That was six months ago. Now someone has kidnapped Felix and I need your help.”
“How do you know he’s been kidnapped?”
“Because he didn’t come home. He’s not one to go off on his own or disobey me.” I met his eyes again. “I think Maria owed people money. I think they came to collect.”
“Who?”
“I don’t know.” I could no longer hold back the tears. “He didn’t get off the bus today, and the school doesn’t know where he is, but I think they’re covering their asses. My brother’s issued an Amber alert—”
“Your brother has the power to issue an Amber alert?”
I nodded. “He’s a cop.”
“Jesus Fuckin’ Christ,” Stoney hissed.
“Not really open to cops on Howlers’ property.” This came from the big man and I shook my head.
“He doesn’t know I’m here. I mean, he can track me, but he promised he’d give me an hour.” I looked at my watch. “Of which, I’ve used half that time, so I should really head out.”
“Not gonna say it again, Sabrina,” Stoney growled. “You’re not fuckin’ leavin’ until I get more answers than hearsay.”
“Look, outside of the fact Fox looks just like you, I understand that you may need more proof. I am open to you getting a paternity test. I will even pay for it, but only if you sign your parental rights over to me. I don’t want anything from you—”
