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Nash’s eyes widened as Rhyne continued.
“Join us, Nash.Join me and Grace.Come be our third member.You have my solemn vow you’ll be treated fairly.After all these years we’ve lived together, you know I’ve never broken my word.Yes, I know Grace isn’t one of us, but there’s no law I know of that says everyone in a nest has to be a vamp.Let Welsh suffer the consequences of what he’s done.You no longer have to bow to his demands.He no longer has any control over you.I need your help, my old friend.Grace needs your help.What do you say?”
Nash ceased rocking and stood.“I overheard him and Cargill say they were going to take her back to Lockerby.”
“Fuck.”Rhyne knew the men had a good head start on their way back to that city, but he had an advantage those men didn’t.“Would you happen to know what kind of car they’re in?”
“A black Aspenall.”
“Come on.”
“Are you thinking of following them there?”Nash called out as Rhyne headed for the kitchen door.
“What other choice do I have?”
CHAPTER29
Tailed
Nash peered into the passenger side rearview mirror.“I think we’re being tailed.”
“I don’t think.I know,” Rhyne quipped.“I think those guys who were watching the house sicced their friends on us when we left.”
Nash glanced over at him.“Is that a good thing or a bad thing?”
Rhyne checked his own side mirror.“The jury’s still out on that.But Welsh can’t get away with what he’s done.He’s endangering all of us.”
“I don’t think Cargill knows that.”
The blunt announcement stunned him.Rhyne threw him a questioning stare.“What did you say?”
“I don’t think Cargill knows what Welsh did.Welsh contacted Cargill soon after he tasted Grace’s blood and got his color sight back.I’m pretty sure Cargill was already on the road when Welsh went on the attack at the hospital and killed Norris.”
This bit of information, if true, put a whole new light on the problem.
“Then if Cargill doesn’t know that Welsh has broken our cardinal rule and brought us front and center to the attention of the cops…” He didn’t finish his remark because Nash knew exactly where his thoughts were taking him.
Nash chose to finish it.“If Cargill finds out, you’re not the only problem Welsh will have to deal with.”
Rhyne noticed the car following him drew back and another took its place.Considering there were two men in the front seat, he assumed it was another unmarked cop car.Seconds later, they passed a sign informing them they were leaving Cobalt County and entering Massey County.
That explained the changing of the guard.The city police had handed them over to the sheriff’s department.
“How long do you think it’ll take to catch up with them?”Nash wondered aloud.
“There’s too many factors to consider.”Rhyne dropped a quick check to the dashboard.He still had nearly a full tank of gas.“Cargill’s driving an Aspenall, you said?Those things are gas guzzlers.Every time he has to stop to fill up, that’ll give us a chance to shorten the distance between us.”
“There’s something else,” Nash observed.“Cargill knows I’m the one who rammed the cop car.But since I’m part of Welsh’s nest, there’s no reason for him to believe that I would snitch on them for switching cars.”
“So you think Cargill is taking his sweet time to get home?”
“All I’m pretty sure of is that Welsh isn’t going to tell him the whole story.They’re probably thinking the cops won’t have a clue as to who kidnapped Grace or stole the cop car, and they don’t…do they?”
Rhyne answered with a shake of his head.“All they have right now is that they’ve IDed Welsh as the guy who killed Norris and attacked the others.They know where Welsh lives, which is why they put a twenty-four-hour watch on our house.”
“But won’t the police expect you to call Welsh and warn him?”
Rhyne snorted.“They have my phone.I had to go buy another one before I could call you.”
