Page 91 of Freeing Souls

Axe and Presley come over from where they were talking with some others on the back patio. “Mama!” Jayce screams and runs over to her. “I’m on dugs.”

Ryker’s eyes widen. “That’s not what I said!”

“What’s double cocky stick?” Jayce asks as Presley scoops him up and walks away, fighting back a laugh.

“What are you telling my kid, Ry?” Axe crosses his arms but smirks.

“It was Cade, not me,” Ryker says.

“Agent Ball, Rage’s contact, is pulling in now. Ready to do this?” he asks all three of us.

It’s been a tense few days waiting for his arrival. I know Grayson has been double checking almost every day, like now, making sure everything is right and nothing can be connected back to us.

We all head inside and find Grayson and Nerds waiting at a table, a laptop in front of them. I wander over to Grayson and wrap my arms around him from behind. “Everything is going to be good. You got this,” I whisper.

“Thank you, beautiful.” He exhales heavily and turns his head to the side so he can kiss me. “Love you.”

“Love you too.” I smile and give him one more chaste kiss before backing away straight into Cade and Ryker, who are standing behind us.

Colton walks into the main room with a man of the same height with salt and pepper short hair. He’s clean shaven and wearing a full suit, his deep brown eyes assessing everyone in the room as he moves with Colton, heading straight over to sit across from Grayson and Nerds.

“Afternoon.” He tilts his head at them. “I’m Agent Ball. I’ve asked Sugar to keep this short and sweet. I don’t need to know anything about you. I just need you to tell me what you found and give me a flash drive with the information. You will be put down as an anonymous source in the case I will open.”

Nerds nods. “We became aware of some offshore accounts linked to a sex trafficking circle. Everything we have found is on this drive.” He slides the drive across the table. “You’ll find account information, the people who opened the accounts’ information, where the money was coming from, where money was being sent to, and so on. Do you need more from us?”

“No. If we have issues with this drive, I will contact Sugar and get more from you all, but less is more here. We are aware of the sex trafficking ring running for decades around here; this could shut it all down.”

“Finish shutting it all down,” Grayson mutters.

Agent Ball’s eyes widen slightly as he stands swiftly, his lips tilted in a tiny smirk. “Perfect. Thank you for your time.”

Once he is gone, I toss my arms up. “That’s it?”

Axe laughs from where he was standing at the far end of the table. “Yes. He will stretch the law. He knows we had more involvement in this, but when it comes down to it, less is more with what he knows. He got highlights from Sugar, so now, he will handle the rest.”

Grayson takes a big breath, and Ryker steps forward, placing his hand on his shoulder. “That’s it. You did it. Now, we let it go and hope for the best outcome,” Ryker tells him before glancingat me. “And you.” I feel a warm presence press up against my back.

“You need to get this started with the Wilsons. They have been down there for days now. No more running from this. Get your revenge, take back your power,” Cade murmurs in my ear.

Letting my eyes fall closed, I take a deep breath and nod before glancing around at everyone. “Okay.”

Grayson, Ryker, and Cayden follow me out to the shed, a silent yet strong force at my back guiding me to do this.

Just let go, Harley. Let it out. Do this for your mom. For your dad. For you.

Swinging the door open, the bright overhead light makes me blink a few times. We’ve left the light on since they have been down here. They’ve been left hanging unless someone was letting them use the bucket to piss or shit, and they were given water and one slice of bread each day.

I didn’t want to be the one coming down here, so I am forever grateful all the guys in the club have been helpful and willing to do it for me.

“Good afternoon,MotherandFather,” I sneer.

“Harley, dear, please let me down. You don’t want to be like me,” Tammy pleads with me, her chest heaving as her make up begins to run down her face, making her look imperfect for once.

Cade shoots past me and punches her in the gut, hard enough that she swings. “Don’t fucking say shit like that to her, or I will cut your tongue out.” He says darkly.

Well, shit. That’s hot. Glancing at Richard, who has been quiet this whole time, he just stares blankly at me, not speaking.

Knowing what I want to do first, I whisper in Ryker’s ear, “Can you get the bucket Stone used and fill it with water?”

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