My nod was grim. “Kent Ellison has her.”
A shockwave of dread blasted through the tiny room.
“What the fuck?” River wheezed.
“Seems they were texting beforehand.”
A frown carved Otto’s brow. “You think there’s a chance she hooked up with that piece of shit on her own?”
I exhaled and sat forward. “Not sure, but I’m guessing he lured her in then nabbed her when she let her guard down. She went into his compound four days ago and hasn’t come out since.”
Fear blanched Kane’s face. “Could she be?—?”
He couldn’t bring himself to say it.
“Got enough intel that says she’s alive and inside. Even have the room she’s being held in. But we need to get her out. Immediately.”
“You know that bastard has that place surrounded,” Kane spat.
“I can affirm that,” I said.
River roughed a tatted hand over his face. “Fuck.”
I glanced around at each of them. “It’s gonna be risky, and I’m going in tonight. Need two of you on patrol.”
Surprise filtered through Theo’s face. “Tonight?”
“Need the element of surprise. Silas will go in with guns blazing. We need this clean.”
“How is this gonna go down?” River asked.
“It’s a forty-five-minute ride. I have the floor plan. My informant gave me a way to get in and out without anyone knowing I’m there. I’ll get in, quick and quiet, and have her back in Moonlit Ridge two hours from now.”
Yeah, we needed to get Elena out, an effort I was wholly committed to.
But I also needed it done so I could get back to Daisy. So I could pour all my focus into protecting her and those kids. I couldn’t be stretched thin.
“I’m in.” Theo rapped a fist on the worn table.
“Me, too,” Kane said.
“Good,” I said, looking directly at River for the clear.
We were already three out of five, and Sovereign Sanctum was majority rule, not that River or Otto would reject the idea.
“Sounds like you have it covered, brother.” River dipped his chin.
“Just want it done.”
“Then let’s do this shit so I can get back to my girl,” Theo said.
River pushed his left hand into the middle of the table, and the rest of us followed suit, chanting along as he rumbled, “Our oath to the afflicted. Our oath to the forsaken. Our oath to Sovereign Sanctum.”
Chair legs skidded on the roughened floors as we pushed back our chairs and stood.
My brothers headed directly up the stairs, Theo, Kane, and Otto at the front. I held back, waiting for River to wind around me, only he paused and took me by the shoulder.
“What’s up with you, brother?” Worry filled his distinct features.
