Page 21 of New Beginnings
“You got to be fucking kidding me? He’s dead?”
What the fuck is going on?
“Yes. The coroner listed it as a suicide by hanging.”
I stood up, my footsteps echoing as I paced back and forth. There was no way he took his own life. If he did, someone must have pushed him to the edge. The question was why? Cops carried fucking guns. Why in the hell would he choose to hang himself instead of blowing his head off?
“Somebody’s tying up loose ends,” she said, taking the words right out of my mouth.
I stopped pacing and looked at her.
“But why? she asked. “Why target her?”
“Can you find any more information on him?”
“Sure.”
She turned back around, started typing and I resumed pacing. I can’t believe after all this time I was finally getting some fucking answers. My family was targeted, and I was one step closer to finding out why and by who. I wasn’t crazy. I’d been right this entire time.
“Okay,” Rebel said, getting my attention.
I walked up behind her and leaned over her shoulder. Her breath hitched. My closeness was affecting her, and I refused to move. I liked the effect I had on her.
“Umm... Earl Daniels was the oldest son of Roger and Sandy Daniels. He was born in Georgia. He had two brothers. Stanly and Cody Daniels.”
“Georgia?”
It had to be a coincidence.
“Yes.” She continued typing, then she stopped before she started again. “Wait, a damn minute.”
“What is it?”
I stared at the screen, but she was typing so damn fast, and pages were coming up and disappearing as fast as they came.
“Cody Daniels. Do you recognize the name?”
I thought for a minute, but I didn’t know any Cody Daniels.
“No. Should I?”
“Well, according to this missing person’s report, Cody “Spike” Daniels was a member of Demons United MC. And Austin Tyler also known as Demon had been arrested for his disappearance and murder before the charges were dropped.”
“Oh fuck! Give me a minute.”
I cut her off before she had a chance to say anything. I pulled my cell from my pocket and dialed my brother-in-law as I walked out of her office and made my way to her living room.
I didn’t know Spike. As a member of the Georgia chapter, Spike was found guilty of being a snitch by the brothers. Dani was the one who heard Spike giving info to the Feds. Both the Georgia chapter and North Carolina chapter voted on his fate. They stripped him of his patch, membership, and erased him from our history. Then dealt with the problem.
Could this be the reason someone targeted Dani? Why her and not Demon or even me?
“Is everything alright?” Demon asked as soon as he answered the phone.
It wasn’t often I called unless it had to do with Siobhan, so I could see why he might be concerned.
“I’ve uncovered some information. How quick can you get to North Carolina?”
“Let me get things settled here, and I’ll see you in the morning,” he said then ended the call.
