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“Reggie Coldwell.”
“Old Man Coldwell?” Pyre asked, surprised.
“He lived here in Sentinel?” Cynic asked at the same time.
“Fuck,” I said, tapping the table as I thought about it. “I don’t remember Old Man Coldwell having a kid living with him. Mom and Dad might though.”
“We’ve been fucking busy with the club and Sentry Securities the last seven years,” Cypher said, “and before that everyone was in and out on military assignments.”
“And most of us didn’t live here before that,” Jury added.
“So, who would want to kidnap Jared?” Rotor asked.
“Has to be the mother,” I told him, leaning back and crossing my arms over my chest.
Cypher nodded. “That’s what Cade and Lock think, too. Who else is there?”
“No one unless it’s random. But they chose that car for a reason. It’s the mother,” I echoed.
“But why?” Demo asked. “Why take both kids?”
“Odds are they were just supposed to take Jared. Probably didn’t realize the sister was in the car until it was too late. Or just didn’t give a shit,” I mused. “Brought her along instead ofdumping her alone once they realized it. Maybe thought she’d make a good bargaining chip. Maybe they were just too fucking stupid and panicked. Or think she’ll make a good ransom. Could be anything.”
“Why take them at all?” Scythe was the one to ask.
“Not sure,” I glanced over at Cypher and he shrugged.
“They don’t know. Haven’t gotten a call. Nothing. Parents are out of their minds with worry. Anna’s pregnant again and all the stress has put her in the hospital.” He looked around at us. “It’s possible they’re coming up here to Sentinel. To where Christina, the mother, grew up.”
“Rat managed to track where they dumped the SUV,” Glitch said, reading off his laptop. “And the vehicle they stole. They’re definitely heading toward Wyoming. It makes sense that this is where they’d come. Or maybe Cheyenne, to get lost in the city?”
“Lock is sending Butcher, Toxic, and Hush our way,” Cypher said. “Austin has Riggs, Steel—his brother—Gunner, and Axel coming to back us up. They all wanted to come, but if this is something more than a targeted attack on Jared, then they’re going to need all hands on deck there in Austin. Lock’s sending more manpower their way to help watch over the women and children.
“That should be more than enough with our numbers,” Scythe said. “We can handle this shit and get those kids back to their parents.”
Cypher looked around at all of us. “This is important on multiple levels, brothers. These are our allies. Their families. Their fucking kids. No one messes with our children and gets away with it. No one.”
“We’ll find them,” Demo said, his face darkening. “And we’ll rip the fuckers who took them apart piece by piece.” He cracked his massive knuckles, the sound like a shotgun blast in the silent room.
“Fuck yeah,” everyone muttered together.
Whoever was stupid enough to go after the Viking’s Rampage had just signed on as an enemy of ours. It wasn’t going to end well for them. We’d make sure of that.
CHAPTER 17
Ainsley
Shaking my head, I sighed. “Harlow, I already told you, I’ve done my part. It’s in the court’s hands now.”
“But you’re keeping track of how it’s going?” she insisted.
“Of course I am.” No way I wasn’t going to follow the piece of shit who’d done a hit and run on a kid, in what I now considered my town, until he was in prison with a lengthy sentence under his belt. It was just going to take time. His trial was coming up soon though.
Then the Rice family would have justice. It wouldn’t bring their son back, but at least they would know that the man responsible was behind bars where he couldn’t hurt anyone else. And if the inmates found out he killed a kid? Whew. It wouldn’t go well for him.
“Thanks,” she said with a wry smile. “I just want to make sure.”
“How about this,” I told her with my own smile. “I’ll text you any and all updates I have.”
