Once they dropped off Houston at the police station for disposition, they spoke with Rowland.
"Did you learn anything on Ivy's social media account?" Grayson asked, sounding like a worried brother.
"Nothing except for her initial posting about meeting Big Bear online and that he'd invited her to meet with him in Kalispell. How did she get here?"
"Maybe by bus. I saw that when I was tracking her phone, she kept stopping for brief pauses on the way here, so I assumed she'd traveled by bus. I saw her walking down the street, and then she must have heard my car engine approaching, and she immediately took off on a narrow alley between buildings."
"Where I tased you," Kendra said, still feeling bad about that.
"Right.”
“Since Ivy has ditched her phone, she hasn't posted anything more." Rowland continued to look at her Instagram pictures. "Before that, she posted a picture of Kendra tasing you."
"Oh, great. Now you have evidence of it," Kendra said, morosely. It was bad enough that she had done it, but she didn't want her boss to know if he happened to find Ivy's Instagram post.
"So I can press charges? That's why my sister would have posted it. Even though she's causing us all grief, she is still protective of her family." Grayson gave Kendra a smidgeon of a smile.
"Yes, I got that when she told me I had shot her brother. If she hadn't, I could have handcuffed you and had you arrested. So I was grateful that she explained the situation."
“Like that would have been easy.”
Rowland got a call. "Be right there. A girl fitting Ivy's description jumped out of a moving pickup truck. Two men following the truck picked her up in their SUV and called us."
"Is it Ivy?" Grayson asked.
"She had no ID on her, and she wouldn't say who she was."
"Where is she now?" Grayson sounded concerned.
"Follow me."
"Is she hurt?" Grayson asked.
"Bruises, but they're taking her to Westover Clinic. It's shifter-run. The deputy who came for her is a bear. He recognized her scent as one also. They're going to check her over. We're heading over to the clinic now," Rowland said.
"She's going to be all right," Kendra told him.
"She's so damn stubborn. She won't listen to reason. Maybe this time she will." Grayson said, so frustrated.
"That's what I was thinking," Kendra said.
Grayson followed Rowland to the clinic and parked in the lot.
Once Grayson was out of his SUV, Kendra had to run to catch up to him because he was walking so fast. Not that she blamed him. She could tell he was really worried about his sister.
The doors automatically opened for him and Rowland, and she joined them.
He was at the admissions desk in a heartbeat. "I'm here to see my sister, Ivy Stone."
"She's getting X-rays done."
Kendra was glad his sister had revealed her identity to the medical staff.
"For what?" Grayson said.
"Dr. Crystal Westover thinks Ivy might have broken her arm, but she has to be sure. You can wait here, and I'll let your sister know you're here to see her. What about your parents?"
"I'll take care of the insurance paperwork." Grayson took the forms and began filling them out.
