Page 28 of New Beginnings
He didn’t say anything, but his silence said everything. He knew I was right. He had some things he needed to let go of before anything could happen between us.
J.D. wasn’t the kind of man I could fuck and just leave. I couldn’t explain how, but somehow, I just knew. He was someone I could lose my heart and soul to. He loved hard. I could tell by how much he was dedicated to finding out who killed Dani. He needed to close that chapter of his life before he could move forward.
“I want this, Rebel,” he whispered.
“I know you do, and I do too. But you have to finish this before we make that step. I won’t live in someone else’s shadow.”
He stepped away, and I felt the loss of his warmth, but it was the right thing for me to do. And it was the right thing for me to do for him.
I hopped down from my desk and walked towards the door. As soon as I walked by him, he grasped my arm, stopping me.
“Just so you know when this is done, I’m coming for you, Rebel Pierce. All of you.”
Excitement barreled through me. I couldn’t stop the smile from crossing my face. “I’d expect nothing less.”
He pecked my lips.
“Let’s go,” I said. “I’ve got company.”
He chuckled and followed me out of my office back to my living room. Demon was sitting in the same place we’d left him. J.D. sat beside Demon, and I sat beside them.
“Everything good?” he asked J.D., smirking.
“Everything’s good,” J.D. responded.
“Nice to meet you, Demon.”
“Call me Austin. And it’s nice to meet you too, Rebel. So, I’ve heard you’re looking into my sister’s death?”
“Definitely hitting some brick walls but the first connection is Earl Daniels.”
“I know Earl or should I say knew. We grew up together and his brother Cody became a member of Demons United.”
“Do you know what happened to Cody?” I asked even though I already knew the answer.
“No,” Demon said. “He told everyone he was heading to South Carolina, and that’s the last time anyone had seen him.”
He lied straight to my face. Neither one of them would tell me the truth which told me all I needed to know. Cody Daniels was dead, and the club had something to do with it.
“What evidence did they have against you to arrest you for his murder?”
“None. The FBI has been after me for years. Even though I’m no longer prez of the Georgia chapter, they’ll still come up with anything to put me in prison.”
I didn’t believe that the FBI didn’t have a reason to think he was involved with Spike’s disappearance. Whether or not they had physical evidence, they had something. The question was why would Demons United get rid of a member?
My brow furrowed as I continued to ask the questions inside my head. I looked at Demon and J.D., both where straight faced, showing no emotion at all for someone they considered a brother. Why would they go to extremes to get rid of one of their own?
Then it clicked.
“Informant,” I mumbled. “He was an informant!”
Demon nor J.D. responded, but they didn’t have to. I knew that was the reason he disappeared and the reason the reward for information was so much. But what does that have to do with Dani’s death if anything?
I had more questions and before I could ask, my phone rung. I picked it up from the coffee table and looked at the caller id.
“Damn it!”
“Problem?” J.D. asked.
