“What did Sheriff Jackson say?” I gritted my teeth, knowing that if he’d arrested Glenn in the first place this would never have happened.
Nash stretched out his arms and flexed his hands, like he was warming up to punch someone. “He’s checking cameras and has squad cars out looking for him. Put in a call to the police department where his folks live and they’re going to give them a visit. Doubtful he’ll go straight back to Denver, but who knows. His guys found some bolt cutters behind the ATV shed, so he thinks he was hoping to take one for his getaway but couldn’t break the chain. ” His nostrils flared in time with a pulse in his jaw. “That’s why he stole Lily’s truck.”
“That explains the fence there.” Red hot rage ran through my veins like lava. “It was all planned, the fucking bastard.”
We fell into a beat of highly-charged silence, punctuated only by my brother’s heavy breathing.
“The Sheriff better find him, Nash,” I ground out between gritted teeth. “Because if I find him first I won’t be responsible for what I do.”
“I’ll be right behind you,” Nash agreed, slapping a hand on my back. “He hurt my wife too, so he better watch his fucking back.”
We sat in silence for a few seconds, but now I was no longer alone, it felt interminable. “What’s happened with Petey?”
“Gun tranquilized him, and the guys trailered him back to the paddock. Rose is going to come and check him over in case it’s something medicalthat made him charge.”
It made sense. Glenn may well have let him out, but something had to have caused him to get so angry.
“I vote we shoot him.”
“Wilder,” Nash warned. “You know it’s not as simple as that.”
I did. “I’m just being a dick.”
“Understandable.”
Maybe it was but really there was only one person to blame if anything happened to Tally. Glenn Cameron would wish he’d never been born if I got a hold of him before the law did, that was certain.
Forty minutes later the door swung open, and two guys walked in. Both were tall with matching green eyes, one had dark brown hair that was perfectly trimmed, while the other had dark auburn hair, just the wrong side of needing to be trimmed and had dark scruff at his strong chin. The one with dark hair looked as if he had the weight of the world on his shoulders, whereas the other guy it was obvious he smiled a lot, despite the dark look he was currently carrying. They could have been twins but I knew they weren’t. They were Tally’s brothers.
“Wilder?” the darker one asked the three of us as we all stood.
“Yeah me. You must be Tally’s brothers.” I flashed a grateful smile at Gunner who had got their number from Nate Jenkins.
“Liam and this is Cole.” He held out his hand. “What’s the situation?”
Straight to the point. Just how I liked it.
“She’s in surgery. Has been for the last hour. Nash, my brother,” I pointed to my eldest brother who offered them a tight smile, “he went to get some answers a few minutes ago, so we’re just waiting for the doctor.”
Liam nodded and turned to his brother. “We’ll call Mom and Dad once we know something. No point worrying them yet, you know she’ll just get someone to helicopter them off their cruise and insist on stopping off for some top surgeon on the way.”
“He’s not exaggerating about our mom. Thank fuck they’re in the middle of the ocean somewhere.” Cole nodded at me. “Good to meet you in person, Wilder. We’ve heard a lot about all of you.” He pointed at Gunner. “From mysister’s description I’m guessing you’re the boss she fucking loves.”
“Is it the good looks that gives it away?” Gunner asked, grinning.
“Nope, it’s the fact that he’s Wilder and he’s Nash.”
Despite the misery of the situation, we all laughed quietly. Except for Liam who rolled his eyes, like he’d heard it all before.
“The coffee is shit but if you want me to go and get you some, I can,” Gunner offered.
“We’re good. Liam made us have something on the way. If you hadn’t guessed he’s the dad of the family when Dad isn’t around.”
Nash chuckled. “I know that feeling.”
Before anyone could cut in with anything else, the door swung open and a doctor in scrubs walked in. He pushed a pair of black rimmed glasses to the top of his head.
“The family of Tallulah Brown?”
