Page 37 of Saige (Renegade Vipers MC #1)

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, and if 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.

Bacon walks in the room ten minutes later and has Brennon with him.

The same red headed man I remember from the Marines.

He was ruthless when he had to be, and the three of us got along great.

He walks up to me and shakes my hand, turning it into a man hug.

He does the same with Tires. We introduce him to everyone, and when he sees Saige, he smiles really big.

“Wow! Way prettier than you ever made her out to be.” I punch his shoulder.

“Okay, look. I know I should’ve gotten to you sooner.

It’s been rough making sure that I had no tail, and that I wasn’t caught.

Michael did bid on and win Bexley and Saige.

I had walked in one night and saw what he was doing.

I confronted him about it, and he went off.

Saying that if I hadn’t helped her to leave, then Saige would be safe.

But because of Bex, he was going to make sure that she suffered doubly, by hurting Saige in front of her.

He tried to have me killed, but I got away.

He is still up in Madison County right now, but he is having hackers and bounty hunters keep eyes on them at all times.

I just want to make sure my cousin lives and Saige too.

I refuse to let him hurt Bexley ever again. ”

Tires looks up at Brennon, and asks, “Bexley is your cousin?”

Brennon nods. You can see some of the tension leave Tires. “She doesn’t know it, though. Her uncle is my dad. He never stuck around when he found out Mom was pregnant. She was his mistress, and he kept telling her he was going to leave his wife for her. It never happened.”

Stone is now pacing, “Okay, Brennon, why don’t you come back to the clubhouse, you can stay with us there if you like. You can talk to Bex.”

“Yeah, I appreciate it.”

Before they head out of the room, Saige says, “If he’s been listening in, then he knows the schedule for the bakery, and he knows how many men you plan on having with both of us. You may want to up them both.” Stone and I both look at her, she’s right.

Stone nods, “Good thinking, baby girl. I’ll be back tomorrow.

Loki, you good?” He nods, and after Stone and Tires both kiss Saige on the forehead, they leave, Tech and Brennon calling out goodbye and taking the bear with them.

Bacon checks on everything and goes back to guarding the door.

I walk around the room trying to relieve some of the tension in my shoulders and neck. We have got to catch this guy soon.

It’s been a hectic two days with Saige in the hospital, everyone having to work, and Bexley finding out Brennon was her cousin.

She and Tires seem to have finally gotten on the same page too.

That’ll make Saige happy. I’ve pulled the cage up to the door, and Bacon has brought down all the flowers and gifts, putting them in the back.

Loki is with the nurse, wheeling my girl down.

She’s so happy to be going home. And by home, I mean our house.

Ryker finally got it all done, and all the furniture that she and I ordered has arrived and been put in place.

She can have me rearrange it how she wants later.

For now, Loki and Bacon will be living with us in the downstairs bedrooms. It’s not exactly how we want things, but how they need to be for now.

She can have the girls over anytime. Loki thanks the nurse, as I help Saige up into the truck, and he and Bacon follow us on their bikes.