Triton winces as he looks around, and I nod.
“Yeah, it’s pretty bad,” I agree.
“At least it was just the one building,” Chance offers.
“And that no one was hurt,” Drak adds.
“I’m going to help her clean up here, but I could use some help keeping this place safe. The cops are going to drive by, but?—”
“But that’s not going to do much,” Drak finishes, and I nod.
“Exactly.”
“Do you think the cats were the target? Or are they after your girl?” Chance asks as he steps closer to the wreckage.
“I think that it’s the land,” I say, and all three look at me. “Winnie told me that there was a guy who came by a few weeks ago and made an offer on her land, but she turned him down. When he came back with a higher offer, and she turned him down again, he said she would regret it.”
“Does she know who it was?”
“No. I’m going to ask her to describe him today, but she said that she had never seen him before, so I’m guessing he’s not a local.”
“We can take turns watching over this place. We’ll get the rest of the MC to help out too,” Triton says, and I smile.
“Sounds good. Thanks, guys,” I say honestly, and they all nod.
“Is she going to start rebuilding right away?” Drak asks, and I nod.
“I think so. All of the cats are at my place right now, and I’m not sure how long that can last.”
“You and a house full of cats?” Drak asks with a laugh, and I glare at him.
“Shut up,” I growl, and all three chuckle.
Car tires crunch on the gravel, and we all turn in time to see Winnie pulling into the drive. She looks confused to see us, but she smiles and waves as she parks and climbs out of the car.
“Hey, I was wondering where you had gone,” she says as she approaches us.
“Yeah, I wanted to get a better look at what we’re working with here.”
She nods and turns to smile faintly at my friends.
“Sorry, Winnie. This is Chance, Triton, and Drak,” I introduce, nodding to each of my friends. “Guys, this is Winnie.”
“Nice to finally meet you,” Chance says.
“Yeah, finally,” Drak says, and Winnie shoots him a weird look.
I elbow him when she’s not looking. He just grins in response.
“We’re going to head out. Call if you need anything,” Triton says, and I wave before they all turn to leave.
“What are you going to do today?” Winnie asks me.
She’s trying to smile, but I can see her eyes straying over to the damage. Her chin wobbles, and I grab her, pulling her into my arms as she starts to cry.
“It’s okay. We’ll rebuild. It will be okay,” I tell her, rubbing her back as I try to soothe her.
“I don’t think that it hit me until right now,” she hiccups, and I nod even though she can’t see me.