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“It’s okay. You and Bacon are doing what you need to be doing. Please, once you show Dad and Tech, get that thing out of here and toss it in the trash where it belongs.”

Cotton holds me close to him. “I will, baby. You rest some or as much as you can, because you know when your dad gets here, he’ll be a little loud,” he says laughing. We both rub our hands over my stomach, and he kisses me.

Thirty-Four

Cotton

Stone,Tech, Tires, and Loki all come barging in the room, and I hear Saige giggle. They all stop and look at her. “I knew you two would come with them. I had a bet with Bacon. He now owes me. He has to help me cook at the bakery since I can’t use my left hand.” They all bust out laughing, breaking the tension, just as my girl wanted.

Stone goes over and kisses her forehead. “We’ll find this guy, baby girl. We all refuse to let anything happen to you.”

“I know, Daddy.” Loki sits beside Saige, and Tires stands by me.

“Okay, Tech, set up at that little table over there, and let’s figure out how this guy knew Saige was here. Stone,this is the bear and card that he sent her.” Stone’s face goes red as he looks at the bear and card, Tires reading over his shoulder.

Stone goes off, “What the hell? This guy is one sick bastard! I want to know everything about him. Also, Tech, see if you can find out anything about that bodyguard, Brennon, he might be able to help. He had to have some type of feelings for Bexley if he helped her leave.” Saige, Loki, and I all see Tires tense up at that.

“Make sure we can trust the asshole before you bring him in,” Tires growls.

Stone looks at him and smiles. “I think you need to talk to the girl, son. Before any competition shows up. We all see how you look at her, and how she looks at you.”

Tires shuffles his foot a little before answering. “Yeah, I will.”

I smirk at him. “Good, now we need to know what to do about keeping them both safe. I have to go to the garage with Tires tomorrow to finish a custom bike. I know Bacon isn’t leaving her. I just think we need someone else here too.”

“I’m staying. I’m not leaving here until she does,” Loki says. I give him a chin lift. I knew he would be staying. He had a bag with him and a bag for Saige.

“Now we also need to amp up the bodies around Bexley. She’ll be at the bakery most of the day tomorrow. Maybe we should have Hawke and Wolfe there and maybe Skip and Gunner. I think that would work until Tires can get back to the clubhouse the same time as her. Also, Stone, I went ahead and called the Nomads in. We are going to need their help. I’ve a feeling this is going to get a lot worse before it gets better.”

Stone looks at me, while rubbing his hand through his short hair. “Good, thank you. I’m glad that you called them. We may end up calling the Black Forest crew up too. Matter of a fact I’m going to put the call in to Barq. I want them on standby. I’m with you, Cotton. We’re going to end up going to war before this is over. Oh, not to change the subject, but Ryker said the house should be done by the weekend. They’re putting down the floors and doing the painting now. Then he is going to start our house out there. Loki is building one too. We’ll all be close, but still have privacy.”

“That’s great. Have you found anything, Tech?” We all look at him expectantly.

He grins at me, “Yeah, I found out that Brennon Lewis is ex-military and has left the employment of Michael Simms. Last credit card use shows him to be here in town. I honestly think he is leaving crumbs for us to find him.”

I had started pacing while he was talking, but now I have stopped right in front of him, “Wait a minute, you said Brennon Lewis? We served with a Brennon Lewis, he was a helluva guy. He was ranked up there with us and left when we did. Tires, you had his number saved. Give it to us and let me try calling him. We can meet him on mutual ground and see what he knows.” Tires looks through his phone and pulls up Brennon’s old number. I notice Loki looking at the bear, and then he puts his fingers to his lips. I look closer at the bear and see the camera. Tech kills it easily. He then points to Saige’s phone. I hand it to him, and he pulls up a program. Son of a bitch! Her camera was hacked which is how he found her.

Tech kills it too. “Okay, guys, I already checked everyone else’s phone in this room. They’re clean. He has hacked Saige’s and Bexley’s phones. He knew where they were at all times, and he knows everything that was said in this room up until a few seconds ago. I’m so sorry, I should’ve checked for all of this sooner,” Tech says.

“No man, we all should’ve thought about it, and Bacon and I both looked at that bear. We never saw anything. How did you see it, Loki?” I ask.

He looks at me, “I saw the eye move, like the camera was scanning the room. I figured it had to be a camera, andif it could see us, it could probably hear us.” Loki is sitting by Saige and she is looking paler by the second.

“Tires, you have got to get ahold of Bexley. Tell her not to go anywhere unless you are with her. This could very well be a ploy to get you all here, and away from her,” she says.

Tires is on the phone in no time talking to Bexley, explaining what happened. I can hear her crying and Stella talking to her in the background. “I’ll be back soon. Just stay with Stella or in my room. Don’t let anyone in, okay? Saige sends her love.”

He hangs up and Tech is dialing Brennon’s number.

“Hello?”

“Lewis, is that you?”

“Cotton? Damn man, about time you all found me and called. Where are you? I’ve some information you are going to need asap.” I look at the men in the room with us, and they all nod.

“Hospital, room three twelve. Get here.”

Brennon laughs, “Be there in ten.” We hang up and we wait.