Page 63 of Fated Redemption
“She’s bringing Aidhan from home. She called me and said she didn’t feel like cooking so we’re meeting here,” Aleks said from their usual table.
“Even though it’s packed in here, it feels empty without her,” Abby remarked.
Moe had to agree. Even Salsiby the jerk was here tonight.
“She’ll be here soon, then you can go over house stuff with her.” Moe stretched.
His mates had given him a thorough workout earlier. Damn if Rhys hadn’t turned him out with his dirty talk. He was mid-stretch when he felt a pain in his back. It was sharp and sudden.
“Ouch! What was that?” Abby asked, turning to look at him accusingly.
“Sorry, I think I pinched a nerve or something.” Moe twisted in his seat, the pain a faint memory.
“When we get back to the bar I’ll rub your back for you.” Abby patted his leg, a look of concern on her face.
“Thank you, AbbyGirl.” Moe kissed her nose, which she scrunched up at him.
Moe watched as Abby got up and walked over to Sebastian and Ashby. He knew she was itching to play with the babies. He could feel it through their bond. Thirty minutes later he looked at his watch.
“Abby, we better get going. Rhys will think we’ve forgotten him.” Moe flagged down Ma and put their order in.
The diner door opened and Rebecca stood there. Her panic filled eyes darted around the diner. She looked from person to person and finally to Aleks.
“Please tell me you have him!” she cried.
Aleks was up and moving in an instant.
“Becca, where is Aidhan?” he asked. His hands shook when they came away from her head bloody.
“I don’t know! I parked in my spot in front of the diner. I opened my door and dropped my keys. When I stood back up someone hit me from behind. Where is he?!” Rebecca wailed.
Connor jumped the counter and he and Duncan took off out the door. Maddox was beside Rebecca with gauze, examining her head.
Abby pushed tables out of her way to get to Rebecca’s side. Maddox had Rebecca follow his finger. Abby could see that Alekswas torn between staying with his injured mate or joining the hunt for his son.
“Find my nephew,” Abby said.
Aleks looked down at Abby and nodded. He kissed the top of Rebecca’s head. “I will find him.” He turned and ran out.
“I’d prefer to take her to the clinic,” Maddox said.
“Not without my baby. I’m staying here.” Rebecca adamantly refused to move. Sighing, Maddox wrapped her head.
Gabriel, Liam and Bran were on their phones ordering wolves, lions and vampires to scour the town.
“He could be anywhere!” Rebecca sobbed. Her knees gave out and Abby and Maddox easily supported her. They helped her to the chair next to Moe who wrapped an arm around Rebecca.
“We’ll find him, Rebecca,” Moe said soothingly.
He was itching to get out there and find the son of a bitch that took Aidhan. He was not only their next Arkadion, but he had somehow become their beacon of light, a promised future of smiles and laughter. Looking around he knew that everyone in the diner felt the same, until his eyes landed on Salsiby. The smaller man’s eyes shifted around the diner nervously.
Rebecca felt him tense and followed his line of sight to the weaselly-looking man. Without saying a word she stood. Ma and Pa were so busy helping to organize search efforts they didn’t see the look in her eyes. Now Moe understood what Abby had meant when she had retold the story about the swim team. Right now Rebecca had ‘baby psycho’ eyes.
Abby, seeing Rebecca’s face, put him between her and Rebecca and anyone who could stop them. She followed her best friend as she walked to the lawyer. Rebecca reached into her purse and pulled out her gun. Without even stopping, she used her fisted gun as brass knuckles and she punched Salsiby as hard as she could.
His howl of pain silenced the diner. Seconds later Rebecca had her gun barrel to his forehead.
“Where is my baby?” she whispered coldly. There was no hysteria now. She was one pissed-off mother doing whatever it took to find her baby.
