Page 42 of Heartbreak Hero

“Now?” West’s laugh was loud. “You grovel.”

“I will when I talk to her.”

“Maybe her boss knows where she is?” West asked. “She didn’t show up for work today, then she might have called in.”

With that said, West stood, stretched, and headed into the kitchen.

“We could go to the Velvet Lounge and squeeze Kevin Wilson,” Rowan suggested.

“Wouldn’t that blow our cover?” Levi asked with a frown.

“Without Sara, we don’thavea cover,” Rowan reminded him.

“They are short-handed and need staff,” Levi said and pointed in the direction of the kitchen. “West could go in as a bartender.”

“Wait… what? No way,” West said, poking his head out the kitchen doorway.

“Sara is a manager, having her gone wouldn’t make Kevin hire another bartender,” Rowan pointed out.

“They have several positions advertised on the internet,” Levi said.

“It’s worth a shot,” Rowan agreed and glanced at West, who was still at the kitchen doorway.

“What kind of positions?” West asked reluctantly.

“I’m sure one of them will be right up your alley.” Levi smirked. “You up for the challenge or chicken?”

West scowled at him and then flipped him the finger. “You suck.”

Levi laughed and Rowan stood to make his way to the kitchen. They all heard West complaining to Rowan as the pair made food.

“What do you think?” Levi turned to King, who hadn’t said anything past asking if they were settled in.

“I think we need to find Sara and figure out what the hell is going on.”

“I can interrogate her friend,” Levi said.

“Use kid gloves,” King responded.

“I will, but let’s do one thing at a time. Let’s find Sara’s attackers and take care of them, then we can swing by that house and question Mandy,” Levi said.

“Sounds good. After we deal with Sara’s attackers, you question Mandy, and I’ll take West into the Velvet Lounge. He and I will see what intel we can gather,” King said, twisting off the cap of a water bottle.

“But first, let’s deal with the perps,” Levi agreed.

“What about me and Rowan? What do you want us to do?” Nash asked, wiping his hands on a napkin.

“Go with Levi to talk to this woman, Mandy, god knows he needs monitoring,” King said.

Levi flipped off King, who only smirked.

The laptop dinged and Levi leaped to his feet. That had to be the information on the two men.

Rowan hurried out of the kitchen, tapped the keyboard, and studied it for several moments.

Levi held his breath, fists clenched at his sides.

Rowan lifted his eyes from the laptop. “I found their location.”

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