Chapter Five
Charli looked overat Britney as the woman hadn’t spoken at all for over an hour now.“Are you okay?”
Nodding, she smiled.“I’m fine.”
Charli then looked over at Mario and asked, “What else do you know about Uncle Ray?Do you know where he is living?”
“No, I don’t,” he replied.“But I do know where the checks go every month.They are mailed to a post office box in Billings, which I think is near here, is it not?”
Ace paused and stared at him.“Do you mean he’s close to here?”
Mario shrugged.“That, I do not know.He might just have a mailing address nearby.”
Deuce spoke up now, “Damn, he could be closer than we ever knew.And here we thought he had a long way to come.But we might only have a few hours until he arrives.”
“I guess it’s a good thing Mario arrived when he did and told us about Uncle Ray,” Ace growled.“But we need to lock this place down tight and get our weapons ready.Then we dig in as deep as we can to find this Uncle Ray asshole.”
The brothers all stepped toward the stairs to open the door beneath them.They had a small armory there as well as one out in the garage area.Then everyone paused as they heard footsteps coming down the hall.
Little Annabelle came into the room rubbing her eyes and holding her white rabbit.She looked around the room and caught sight of Britney.
When Britney saw her, she gasped and slid off the chair to her knees.Trembling, she stared at the little girl.
Jack glared at her then went over to Annabelle and picked her up. “What are you doing awake at this hour, little one?You should be sleeping.”
Annabelle looked at Britney then back at him.“Who is that lady, daddy?”
Jack smiled at her but he didn’t answer her question.“Come on sweetheart, let’s get you back to bed.”He walked her back down the hall.
They all heard a door opening and then closing gently.
Mario looked over at the woman he’d brought with him.
Britney still sat on the floor staring at the hallway with tears in her eyes.
“Do you know the girl?”he asked, kneeling down on the floor in front of her.
