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“Listen, there’s something I have to tell you…” I pause and before I can say anything else, she jerks back, wincing in pain as she meets my eyes. She grabs my arm, his eyes wide and full of fear again.

“Ivy. She’s still in there.”

I glance up at the house. “You saw her?”

“Yes.”

“Do you know where she is?”

“No. Julian took her away and she was unconscious…”

“It’ll be okay,” I assure her even though I’m not convinced. I’m sure they will find her but her condition when they do is a whole other story.

Rodriguez and his team advance up the front walk with precision, guns drawn, and decked out in black tactical gear but stop when they reach us. “How many are inside?”

Carly shakes her head. “I’m not sure. At least four but I don’t know about staff. Ivy was hurt and Julian took her somewhere.”

Rodriguez nods and motions for his men to move forward as Blaze and the guys gather around us.

“What happened with Ivy?” Carly whispers, her expression haunted. “Why is she here?”

I suck in a breath. “Julian taped a note to the clubhouse door saying he had you and he wouldn’t release you until he got Ivy back. We were up all night planning and at some point, she snuck out. I’m not sure when it happened but by the time we realized, she was long gone.”

“They were never going to let me go,” she whispers as Rodriguez kicks the front door open and his team storms inside. Someone screams and Rosie runs out of the house with her hands in the air. She glances over at us before Rodriguez marches out, gun down at his side.

“Where is Julian Henshaw?” he yells and she points to the house.

“Last I saw them, they were headed to the basement.”

Them?

Who the fuck else is in that house?

Carly pales on the ground next to me, her body shaking and Rosie glances in our direction, something passing between them.

“Did you find her?” Carly asks.

Rosie shakes her head. “I’m so sorry.”