Page 85 of Heartbreak Hero

“Locker?”

Sara nodded at Stolts. “Yeah, we all have personal lockers.”

Stolts shot his partner Carson a questioning look, and Carson walked out of the living room and into the entryway, speaking over the phone.

It was a tense few moments before Stolts explained. “Carson is calling Brenda’s parents.”

Levi stood and headed into the kitchen and returned with a juice for Sara and a coffee for himself. The rest of them were on their own.

The kitchen had been empty, so either West had gone for food or they were eating out.

Carson walked back into the room, tucking his phone into his pocket.

“Her parents were never given anything other than flowers from the Velvet Lounge,” Carson said.

Stolts turned to Sara. “Did Brenda have a locker?”

“If she worked there, she must have.” Sara took a sip of the apple juice.

“They probably cleared it out already. This happened months ago,” Stolts sighed.

“Maybe not. We don’t have our names on the lockers, and I’ve seen a couple with locks. I could check,” Sara offered.

“No, it’s too risky,” Levi said flatly.

Sara rolled her eyes.

“Kevin is not going to hurt me.”

“You don’t know that,” Levi said with a shake of his head, his lips pressed tightly. “We don’t even know who sent those assholes to snatch you.”

At his reminder, her eyes widened. “Then perhaps we need to catch the guy,” Sara said with a stubborn tilt to her chin.

Levi was beginning to know that look.

“We haven’t located him yet,” King said.

“When you do, I’d like to sit in on the interview,” Stolts said, shooting a look to King.

“Absolutely not,” King said, and Stolts frowned.

“Why?” The cop didn’t sound happy at all.

“Aries doesn’t answer to the law, you know that.”

“I do know. So, I won’t be surprised by your methods,” Stolts pointed out.

“No,” King repeated flatly.

Levi got where King was coming from. When they did recapture the perp, there could very well be other Aries operatives at the warehouse. Operatives who didn’t want their faces seen—like Aiden and Slade, who always flew under the radar.

Not to mention the fact that the more people on site meant an increased chance that the location could be compromised.

“All right, but call us the minute you know anything,” Stolts said, but Levi could tell the cop didn’t like being left out.

“I will,” King said.

“Don’t forget, I have the team on standby. We can breach the Velvet Lounge at any time.” Stolts stood and skirted around the low coffee table.

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