“I was having a hard time understanding that, too. But right before I took off, I heard the owner from across the street telling one of the firefighters that he had footage of a woman letting them in from the inside. I thought we were the only ones inside, so I was confused. I asked if he could show me. The woman who let them in posed as a customer earlier that day. I remember her. She must have hidden somewhere in the shop and waited to let Sire in.”
Viper started pacing, cursing under his breath. “We need to find him!”
“Done.”
Everyone turned to Cara with a raised brow.
“I planted a tracker on Sire while he was choking me. I jus?—”
“He choked you?!” Viper was practically foaming at the mouth. “Track it now, Cara.”
She pinched the bridge of her nose. “If you would allow me to finish talking, I could tell you the coordinates are on my phone. Sire took everyone’s cell phones and all of our weapons. I used my watch to track my phone, and it shows that it should be here, but I can't find it.”
Viper pulled out his phone and clicked a few times. Seconds later, we heard a chime above us. We looked and quickly spotted a duffel bag in a tree. It was too high to reach from the ground.
“Come on, princess.” Bear squatted down to the ground. Sara straddled his shoulders, and he stood.
Bear was six foot seven, and Sara had a nice height on her as well. With her on his shoulders, she was only a few inches from the bag. “I need you to jump, honey. I almost got it.” Bear did as she asked. Sara snatched the bag down, throwing it to Viper.
He opened it, retrieved Cara’s phone, and handed it to her. After a few taps, all of our phones pinged again. “Now, let's go.” Cara tried to walk away, but Viper stopped her.
“No. You go home. We’ll go get him.” She opened her mouth to argue, but he cut her off. “Baby, I know you’re tough, but you need to go home and ice your face. The entire right side of your face is swelling. I promise you’ll get your chance to get even.”
Cara squinted her eyes at him. “Fine. But I swear if anybody kills him before I get the chance, there is going to be hell to pay.”
I chuckled, knowing her crazy ass was dead serious. Sire's last moments on this earth were going to be extremely painful.
“Understood. Now, let's go.” He grabbed her hand, leading her back to the salon.
When we got back, I pulled Will aside. “I hate to leave you after something like this, but I have to?—”
“No. It’s okay. I promise. Go get that sick bastard and make him pay.” Will spoke against my lips before kissing me. I got lost in the moment until I heard Viper yelling for us to go. I helped Will into the backseat of Cara’s truck and shut the door.
As we walked away, Viper called Cara’s name. She let her window down, staring at him in confusion.
“Don’t think I didn’t notice. I’m loving that color on you, Hellcat.” He winked, making her blush.
I swear that man didn’t care what was going on. He would always find a way to flirt with her.
Cara grinned, shaking her head. “Thanks, baby.” She let her window up and took off with the prospects following her truck.
As I mounted my bike, I felt like a kid on Christmas, finally getting the gift they had been begging for. I have been searching for Sire for too long, and now… his ass was mine.
The longer we drove,the more I understood how Sire was able to keep a low profile and stay away from us. This man was staying over two hours away in Jacksonville. No wonder we couldn’t track him anywhere in the city limits.
His dedication to staying hidden and undetected was commendable. But like Cara said not too long ago, he was bound to make a mistake. His mistake was getting too close to Cara and allowing her to place that chip on him. Viper might not be thinking about it now, but I knew the pieces would click once the dust settled.
Cara either knew or suspected Sire would show up at that salon. Why else would she have a tracker on her? Although she brought her plan to the table and we denied it, she ultimately got what she wanted.
Viper couldn’t penalize her, though. She didn’t do anything behind his back like she normally did. He gave her the green light just like I did with Will. From here on out, no amount of pleading would make me ignore my instincts.
“Keep it quiet, guys. I don’t want these motherfuckers trying to run if they hear us,” Viper ordered as we approached the small home.
Sire was deep in the country. This home was the only house for miles, which worked perfectly for us. We didn’t need to worry about neighbors.
Half of the brothers snuck around back while the rest of us crept to the front door. I waited for Viper’s signal, and as soon as he nodded, I kicked it in. Sire was the first off his feet, dashing toward the back. He was met with Bear’s fist when he opened the back door.
I laid eyes on Cody’s father as he raised his hands in the air along with the other two disciples Sire had with him. Bear slung Sire to my feet. He swayed from side to side, indicating he was dazed from that punch.
