Page 49 of B-ry
I immediately pulled out my phone and called Cable.
“Yeah, brother,” he answered right away.
“Got a situation,” I said feeling something rise up inside of me. Anger? Fear? Panic? I wasn’t all that sure which one and I didn’t have time to sort it out right now. “Cami’s sister is missing. I’m at her place right now and she’s not here. It looks like nothing has been touched and all her stuff is still here so I’m assuming she didn’t run off. Need you to check things out. Start with the hospitals.”
“Got it. Do I need to tell Iron?”
With a heavy sigh, I pinched the bridge of my nose. Yeah, he needed to be filled in on what was going on but I wanted Cable to get started right now.
“Nah,” I said shaking my head. “I’m headed back. I’ll find him when I get there.”
“The middle one, right? Laurel Benson?”
“Yeah, that’s her.”
I knew Laurel and Cami had an older sister as well as two brothers, but Laurel never talked about them much. Or at all, really. I guess it hurt too much, to know that they had turned their backs on her too.
“Alright. See me when you’re done with Prez.”
He ended the call without another word. I stood there for a long moment in a state of almost shock.
Then I was moving across the room.
I couldn’t tell you why I did it, but not even five minutes later, I was mounting my bike with a bag full of her things. Some clothes. Her shampoo. A few of those hair tie elastic thingies she sometimes used to put up her hair. The soft throw that she curled up under when she was sitting on the couch. At the last second, I remembered to grab the small jewelry box on top of her dresser.
I had an idea that she didn’t think I noticed, but I did.
The days when things would hit her extremely hard, she would flip that thing open and peer inside for a good long moment before closing it again. And a few times, I’d caught her wearing a dainty necklace with a little pearl and diamond pendant. I didn’t know what it meant to her. And maybe I should have by now. But the important thing was that I would keep it safe until I found her.
Seeing that the box was still full of all its sparkly contents was yet another clue that nothing had happened here.
I rode back to the compound, my head a spinning mess. As soon as I walked into the door of the clubhouse too many eyes suddenly turned my way.
Cami’s were sad and red-rimmed from crying. Brand’s gaze was calculating like he was trying to figure out all the answers in his head on his own. Chris and Ky, well they both looked at me as if they had already figured it all out. And maybe they had but I didn’t stop to find out.
“Did you find her?” Cami asked as she shot to her feet.
“No, sorry. But I can tell you that the place looked fine. Nothing went down there. Maybe she just needed to get away for a bit.” I knew it was a stretch but I needed to keep her calm right now.
Before I could say anything else, Iron walked into the room from the back hall. A huge cup of coffee held up in front of his mouth, steam rising up as he took a big gulp.
I winced, because that did not seem like a good idea.
There was no reaction from the Prez as he swallowed the hot liquid down.
“We need words,” he said sternly.
“Yeah,” I replied back though it wasn’t a question.
Iron’s eyes darted around the room taking in everyone that was there.
“Mouse get Cable. Brand, Ky, Fitz, and B-ry, my office. Now.”
“I-Iron, sir,” Cami stuttered out. She was shaking like a leaf and I wasn’t sure if it was because she was scared about her sister missing or addressing Iron. The so-called big, scary Prez looked at her and I shit you not, his eyes softened a little. “She’s my sister,” she pushed out without being prompted.
Iron took in a huge breath then let it out slowly.
“Come on,” he said and turned, heading for the stairs in the back. “You too, Chris.”
