Page 40 of Hit and Run
“We need your help. Something’s going on and Sienna is missing. Tech is hacking the mall’s security cameras now. Buster and I are headed up there to look around and see if we can find anything,” I explain to them. Rascal nods.
“I’m in. Let’s go,” Hollywood says. With that, the four of us head outside to our cars and bikes.
“We should all start in different areas of the mall,” Buster suggests.
“Good idea,” I agree. We decide where each of us will go first and take off. I’m on the East side of the mall looking around when I get a call from Tech.
“Did you find anything?” I say when I answer the phone.
“She was at Starbucks when she ran into a guy. I don’t know who he is, but he looks really similar to Torres,” he tells me. “I’ll send some screenshots to your phone.”
“Thanks, brother,” I tell him and hang up. I call Buster to let him know.
“Tech sent me some screenshots. Looks like she was grabbed by some guy that could be part of the cartel,” I tell him. “I’m gonna go show Wren and see if she recognizes the guy.”
“Sounds good, brother. I’ll call Hollywood and Rascal. We’ll head back to the clubhouse,” he tells me. We hang up and I drive back to Zack’s house.
I pull up to his house and climb out of my car. Sketch is sitting on the front steps. He gives me a chin lift as I walk by him. I pound on the door and this time, I come face to face with Zack.
“Can I help you?” he sneers.
“Where’s my sister?” I demand.
“She’s not interested in talking to you. Now leave,” he tells me.
“Fuck that.” I shove him out of my way. “Wren!” She comes running out of the kitchen.
“Did you find her? Please tell me you found her,” she practically begs.
“We haven’t found her, but Tech found out who she was last with.” I pull out my phone and show her the pictures Tech sent me. She snatches my phone out of my hand and studies them.
“Is that . . . ? Zack, look at this.” She holds the phone up to his face. “Is that TJ?” Zack’s face twists in confusion.
“It’s hard to tell, but I think so,” he admits.
“I need to know everything you know about him,” I demand.
23
Shade
Surprisingly,Zack tells me everything he knows about TJ— which in reality isn’t much. They went to the same college but never had classes together. They met from being in the same fraternity. Zack never met any of his family, due to TJ’s family living too far away and being too busy with their family business. Once Zack is finished telling me everything he knows, I head outside to talk to Sketch with Wren on my heels.
“What’s the word,” Sketch asks.
“I need to get back to the clubhouse and talk to Bull,” I tell him. “We have a Cartel problem.”
“Shade, what does TJ have to do with the Cartel,” Wren asks.
“TJ looks identical to the Capo,” I tell her.
“What’s that?”
“The Capo is the head of the Cartel,” Sketch says. “And as far as we knew, he had no children. The fucker has never been married.”
“So, TJ is what? A love child,” Wren questions.
“Looks like it. Who knows how long Torres has been keeping him a secret,” I say.
