Page 74 of Scorching Lies

“Kenna-”

Cutting her off, “Find her.” It’s all I give her before I’m slipping the phone in my pocket.

Replacing it with a cigarette. My muscles relax with the first pull, smoke filling my lungs, calm coating me. The SUV whips into thedriveway damn near taking out the mailbox but he doesn’t care. I don’t try to squint against the sun to see who’s driving because I already know. West hasn’t been able to come back here, but Ryker? I can barely peel his ass away. We’ve walked every inch of this property looking for some sign of Kenna or who may have taken her. Even though I have a guess.

The door swings open to reveal a pissed off Ryker. Storming towards me I brace for what I know is coming. Without blinking he rears back and slams his fist into the side of my face. A deep growl passes his lips with the hit. I think me being able to take one of his punches pisses him off even more, but it shouldn’t. We’ve been training together since we were kids so he knows more than anyone that I could take anything he throws my way. Being able to take him down is a different story, but it’s been done before. Ryker Stone is a brick fucking wall but I’ve managed to chip away a few pieces.

Spitting out blood, my eyes stay on the ground.

“Feel better yet?” I ask, he knows what I mean but it still fuels his anger.

He steps towards me, my gaze finally meets his, and he looks like hell. Dark black circles shadow his eyes, his hair is a greasy mess, and his fist. They’re bruised and some even broken. He’s been in the Basement every night the past two weeks. When he’s not out looking for Kenna and causing chaos, he’s in the ring damn near killing people. West stopped showing up to control his raging older brother so I’m left to do it.

“Anything yet?”

Every word that comes out his mouth is warped by grunts and growls. He’s less man and more demon each second she’s gone.Ally’s lucky she has a pussy. Lucky that I’ve taken every hit meant for her. She’s lucky in every way that matters except one. Cole. Not that West is letting her forget. For as much as Ryker is giving me everything he has, West is doing the same with Ally.

“I have everyone on our roster on the streets looking for her. We’re going to get her back, Rye.”

Ryker’s face darkens, “I want her location by the end of today or I’ll cut out your tongue.”

He looks over my shoulder at the house one last time before he turns and heads back to the SUV.

“I’ll set fire to this entire town if Kenna Kingston isn’t in my hands by the end of the day. Send out a national fucking message if you need to. I don’t give a shit. If she isn’t back before midnight I’ll start slitting throats.”

Climbing back in the blacked out SUV, he jerks it into gear, backing out and taking out the mailbox across the street. I bend down to grab the cigarette I dropped when he punched me and slip it between my lips. Before I head around back to my car, I make one last phone call. I know she’ll have better luck with Ryker than I’ve had.

“G.” She states my name like we speak everyday which takes me by surprise.

“How-”

Her raspy laugh hits my ears, “I keep tabs on everyone. Now, I’m a little busy with my guys so what can I do for you?”

Rolling my eyes, “I think this would interest you more than whatever fun you have planned.”

I can hear rustling around and complaints from the other end of the line before her voice comes through, “Talk.”

Not one to waste words she cuts through the bullshit. It’s what I like about her.

“Kenna Kingston is missing. She was taken two weeks ago.”

Silence. I pull the phone back to make sure the call wasn’t dropped or she didn’t hang up.

“Where are you?”

My eyebrows dip, “Del Mar. A little beach house that we own.”

“By we, you mean the Stone family?” She questions.

I nod before I think better of it, “Yea.”

“Hmmm.”

She says something to someone in the background before she comes back to the phone.

“I’ll be there shortly. Where is Jax?”

Jax is a tattoo artist that befriended Kenna but also works for the Savage family. Seems he hasn’t been checking in with his boss.

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