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“Gone.” I choked as the word tumbled out of my mouth. What else could I say?
“Sorry, brother,” he said giving me a reassuring clap on the back that did nothing to alleviate the pain in my chest. “You really liked her?”
“Doesn’t matter now.” My head tilted up to look at the cloudless sky. “I gotta get in there and get this talk with Cal over. Don’t want the man to have a heart attack because I made him wait too long.” I huffed out a laugh trying to cover the sadness that clouded my soul.
“Yeah, I just stopped by to fill him in on some shit and grab some clothes. I’m sure we’ll get to all that in church later.”
I could tell there was something bigger going on but I knew I’d have to wait to find out. It seemed like there was too much going on and I wondered how it would all play out.
It took way too long to make it through the bar to Cal’s office, where I knew I’d find him waiting. It seemed everyone wanted to stop me and give me there somber greeting. Though they tried their best to hide it, I could see the pity in their eyes. Only thing was there wasn’t really a need for it. But I had to keep the fact that Logan was alive to myself for now.
I spent a good hour talking to Cal. Though there wasn’t much to tell him about the meeting beyond the fact that the Nightmare Riders MC said they’d have our back when the time came.
I waited for the questions about Dya, and they did come, but not with the intensity that I’d anticipated. He mostly wanted to know where the hell she was, and I told him that if I had the answer to that I probably wouldn’t be here. He seemed to understand and left it at that. I figured Loch had filled him in on the lack of information she had. After all, Loch had already questioned her and it was clear she didn’t know much more than we did.
And when he asked me if there was anything else I needed to tell him, I held back my swallow and told him no. I hated lying but I’d do anything to keep my son safe. I knew Cal would forgive me when the time came to reveal it all. He might be angry, but he would understand.
Then he let me go, telling me that he’d go over everything later in church.
