“One and the same. I have Ghost and Squid scouring everywhere for him.”
“She got out?” Gage asks softly. Deep down, he still feels like it’s his fault she got taken. We’ve told him several times that it could have happened to any of us.
“Yeah, man. She fought like hell. Gerald and Boone are out looking for them with the twins and Playboy. Alexey and Dmitri are on their way, and we’re hitting the streets too. We only came back here to wait for you guys,” I answer.
When Gage finally told us he was the reason Zane was even with them, I was pissed. Then when he told us he had talked Les into talking to Zane to settle her feelings, I wanted to kill him. I remembered what I said to Ryder in the car that day. If Les wanted Zane with her, I would give her whatever she wanted. I understood why Gage did what he did. He knew it was tearing Les up inside topretend all the time how much she hated Zane. He was the only one brave enough to push her to do it, just like he pushed us to accept this crazy relationship.
“Where’s Holden?” Gage asks, looking around.
Ryder sighs. “In his office, finding any camera, he can around that area.”
“In Abandoned Hills? There’s nothing fucking out there,” Gage says, running his hand through his wavy hair. “Where could they go?”
Our only hope right now is shedidget away. There was no sign of Jay anywhere near that house. Plus, Abandoned Hills is nothing but woods, miles of empty land, and abandoned buildings. It would take forever to search, so we pulled in all the help we could.
Alexey and Dmitri finally show up, so we get Holden and Micah before piling into a Yukon Denali to head back to where we found the house. It’s after midnight, so we come equipped this time with flashlights and extra gear. From the time stamp on the camera, Les and Zane have a twelve-hour head start on us. We stationed guards at that house, so if anyone showed back up, we would know. We already have guards check all the secret spots we know about and came up empty, but something told me they wouldn’t go anywhere Jay may know about.
“Quit fucking babying me,” Gage grouches, talking to Leo. “I’m fine.”
“You just had open heart surgery six weeks ago, Gage,” Leo says slowly, like he’s had this conversation a hundred times. And with Gage, he probably has. “All I said was don’t push too hard. I’m not babying you.”
“Yes. You are,” Gage says and turns to face Leo in the middle seat. “I’m well aware of what happened to me. I don’t need you reminding me a thousand times every goddamn day.”
Ryder gives me a look and pulls over into a wide spot. The SUV is barely in park before Leo is practically shoving Holden out of the way so he can get out.
“What the hell was that?” Ryder asks Gage while turning to face him.
“He won’t let me fucking breathe,” Gage answers.
“He almost lost you,” Ryder snarls. “We all did. Give him a fucking break.” Ryder shoves his door open, steps out, and slams it behind him.
Gage looks at me, and I shrug. “I’m on their side,” I say and get out, following behind Leo and Ryder.
The rest step out and gather around the hood of the Yukon. “We have a lot to cover. She has twelve hours on us,” Ryder says while checking his Glocks and shoving them back in the holster.
“Any sightings of Jay?” Micah asks, doing the same.
“Nah. I have guys on it, though,” Ryder replies.
“We can have a helicopter come in,” Alexey speaks up.
I look at him with a raised brow. “You have a helicopter?”
Alexey shrugs. “Yeah.”
Ryder shakes his head. “Not yet. It might bring too much attention if they’re hiding somewhere. But keep it on standby.”
Ever since everything went down with Viktor, the twins moved out. Viktor is still on a war path trying to find Nina, and he makes their lives hell at every opportunity. They were smart, though, because they knew Viktor would freeze their assets, so they had everything they could transferred into their name.
“Let’s go,” Ryder says, jerking his head for us to follow.
Come hell or high water, we are finding her.
Chapter 6
Zane
“Ican’t go anymore,” Les says from beside me.
