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“Kayla,” Jack says softly. I look up and meet his eyes. He’s a strong man, but his eyes glisten. “Do you know who did this?”

“It was Trent. I didn’t see the other two.” I squeeze my eyes shut and cry harder. I’ve never wished harm on anyone. This changes things. I look back up at Coty’s best friend. “Find him, Jack. Find him, and make him pay.”

Jack doesn’t say a word. He straightens, gives a firm nod, and storms from the room in a rage I never want coming for me. Jack McLeod is going for Trent Colby tonight, and he’ll take an army of Vikings with him.

Chapter 32

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Jack

“Somebody give me something!” If we don’t find Trent Colby soon, Jay’s going to lose his reputation for being the most unhinged member of our family. “There’s no way three men up and disappeared in this town.

“We’re searching, Ghost,” Hendrix assures me. Nick has us on a group call. “We want them, too.”

“It would help if we knew what they were driving.” Bankz is riding with Hendrix.

Jay sits next to me with his phone on speaker. “Nick, tell us you found something.”

Nick found the vehicles registered to Trent Colby and Cory Coleman. He’s been searching the store security cameras around town with no luck.

“Got him!” Nick exclaims. “Well, I’m almost positive I found him.”

“Out with it, man. He’s already got too much of a lead on us.” I’m on the verge of losing my mind.

“A dark gray Ford Taurus passed Mel’s not long after the attack happened. It’s a rental with a Knoxville tag. I searched for rentals in Trent’s name since Cory Coleman is still in jail and found nothing.”

“Let me guess. The Taurus is in Coleman’s name,” Jay says.

“Yeah, that’s on me, too, Jack. I should’ve thought of it.” Nick’s disappointed in himself. We’ll deal with that later.

I turn around and drive towards Mel’s. “This direction is toward the clubhouse, not Knoxville. Where would he go on this side of town?”

“Kayla’s apartment is out here,” Jay replies as we pass the gas stations. No Ford Taurus in the parking lot. No need to stop.

“Dobbs and I will check her apartment out,” Parker offers.

“Jack, it might be a long shot, but Willow Park is out this way, too,” Nick points out.

“Do you think Trent’s connected to what happened to Matthew Rhodes?” Bankz asks.

“I’m not getting anything to connect them.” Nick sighs. “But at this point, nothing would surprise me.”

“Just rode by the apartments. Paren and Dobbs are there. No Taurus. Bankz and I will follow you to the river.” Hendrix ends his side of the call.

I take the left toward Willow Park and press my foot hard on the gas pedal. This park is where I took Lily for our first unofficial date. It’s where I first kissed her.

“Jack.” Jay points to the entrance of the park. A black F-150 pulls out and heads in the opposite direction. “Nick said Adam Lang owns a black F-150.”

I glance up at the fast-approaching car light in the rearview mirror. Hendrix drives like a madman. I’m surprised he hasn’t lost his license for speeding. I slow but still take the turn faster than I should, causing the tires to squeal.

“There he is.” Jay’s grin is pure evil. Trust me, my cousin isn’t losing his reputation.

Jay scares me at times. He doesn’t get to this one. Trent Colby is mine.

Trent spots us and runs for his car. I slam on the brakes, throw the truck into park, and cut him off before he gets inside. If he had, I would have broken the window to get him out.

“I…”

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