Page 50 of Property of Raider
“I finally finished reviewing the videos around the time of Jenny’s disappearance.”His words are sharp and unforgiving.
Stepping around him, I open my office door, waving him in.“What you got, brother?”
“Once you were able to get me Shea and Anastasia’s information, I dug into them first.”He hands me his iPad before he paces the room.“Anastasia did exactly what she said she did.She has worked shit jobs.If she wasn’t at work, she was taking care of Rusher.”
I flip through the file he built on her, every few pages finding pictures of a smaller Rusher with Anastasia.
“She has never come anywhere near anyone involved with the club or cartel that I can tell or see.Shit, if anyone associated ever showed up in the same place as her, she would pack her shit and move, starting over somewhere else.The thing that caught my attention and, to be honest, what makes me believe it was planned is the fact that bikers, the cartel, or both would always show up shortly after Shea would visit them.”He stops talking.
My eyes snap up to his.“What the fuck?Do you think that’s how Shea keeps her away and disconnected?”
“I don’t know.It should seem super weird to me.To be honest, we need more information from Anastasia.”Before I can say anything to him, he holds a hand up.“No, I know she needs to rest, but Raider, we really need to talk to her.”
“I know, believe me, I know.Let’s get through church this afternoon, and then tomorrow we’ll sit her down and work to get some answers,” I tell him.
“Yeah, that should be fine.Now, onto Shea and her fucked-up bullshit.She has been connected to the club since she was barely eighteen, when she hugged up to Relic at a hang-around party.Long before the party the night you have zero memory of.So, then it makes me wonder, did she bring this shit to the club?Did they do it together, or did they start it together?”Hermes runs his hands over his face in frustration.
“What I don’t get is that a month after the party, we never really saw her again.”I’m leaning back in my chair once again, flipping through the files.
“That’s just it.After that, she disappears for nine months that she’s pregnant, and I mean gone—no sign of her until she gives birth.The next time after the hospital records that I was able to get any details on her was when she showed up in Hilton Head with Jose and his cartel.After that, she shows up on the fringes.I’ll find her on camera leaving a club, the fucking fight ring, the fucking college just before we show up.”His words cause my stomach to drop.
If he has images of her in and around the college, that means in some way Shea is connected to Jenny.If that’s true, no matter what Anastasia means to me or the fact Shea is Rusher’s mom will save her from the psycho twins.
Hermes stops his pacing, laying both hands flat on my desk and leaning on them.“Raider, there were images of her with Jenny for months before she disappeared.She would show up wherever Jenny was.That means Ainsley might have some answers for us, just like Anastasia.Damn, man, will we ever get this poison out of our club?”
“Fuck me, brother.”I groan.“How in the fuck did we miss all of this?How have we been so out of touch with what’s going on here?I mean, I know Relic was doing it and did a good job keeping it from the club.We fucking killed him and the partner he had in the club, but now with finding out Pecker Head has been fucking feeding information to the Cartel … what else will we find?”
“I don’t know, Raider, but I need us to get this shit figured out soon.I can’t keep going back to that night.It’s tearing me up, and I can’t move on.It kills something inside of me knowing I looked up to the man who took her from this world.”He drops his head between his arms and whispers, “From me.My Jenny.I just can’t keep doing it.”
Standing from my seat behind my desk, I walk around it, placing a hand on his shoulder.“I’m sorry Hermes I can’t even begin to imagine what you’re dealing with.All I can offer at this moment is a promise that wewilltake care of everyone involved.”
He stands at his full height, the weight of grief in his eyes shocking.“Yeah, I know.It won’t bring her back, but at least then I'll know it’ll never happen to another.That’s going to have to be good enough for me.”
“Alright, I’ll break the news to the club so you don’t have to, and hopefully Blender has shared all his toys with Pecker Head and has nothing left,” I joke trying to lighten the mood.
“Yeah, that seems the right thing to do, being the Prez and all.”He grabs his iPad off my desk and walks out of my office.
“Can this shit get anymore fucking complicated?”I should have known better than to test the universe because she is an evil bitch and will make me pay for testing her.
Knowing I’ll get nothing else done before church, I make my way there to wait for the guys to show up.I’m kicked back with my feet on the table as the men trickle into the room.Everyone looks exhausted with an edge of excitement.Pecker Head broke before Blender did much more than peel a single layer of skin off.The problem with the information he gave us is that it seems to confirm what Hermes and I are thinking about who the head of the sex ring is.As much as Relic bragged about being the one to run the show, he was full of shit.
At this point, I wouldn’t be shocked in the slightest if Jose did nothing but provide Shea with the cover and protection she needs to do what she does.The last brother through the door is Pope.He gives me a nod before closing the door.I take a long breath before dropping my feet to the floor and propping my elbows up on the table.
“Does anyone have anything that is not related to the shitshow that is sex trafficking?”I toss out.
“Larson and Giaco are coming to town,” Terro throws out, sounding bored.
“Well, fuck, when will they be arriving?”I ask him.
“Said they would let us know when they had a firm day and time but to expect it to be soon.”The look on his face tells me he is not happy about this.
“We’ll get plans in place for their visit and have a great big welcome.”I smirk at him because we both know how much the Italians do not actually love to party with the bikers.
“Anything else?”I call out.
No one says anything, so I jump right into the shit.“Now, what I am about to say is going to ruffle feathers and piss several of you right the fuck off.Let me get through the entire thing before anyone jumps off the fucking deep end.Do I make myself clear?”
I make eye contact with every man at the table, getting nods of agreement until I reach Mercy.His eyes are dark and stormy, letting me know the monster is very close to the surface.
