One for the Road: A Stone Kings MC Christmas by Daphne Loveling

Author:Daphne Loveling [Loveling, Daphne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-23T16:00:00+00:00

5

SETON

Zoe was in tears. “It’s all my fault! I was supposed to be watching them!” she sobbed.

“Stop it, Zoe,” Trig said, cutting her short and putting an arm around her. “You need to stay calm. It’s not your fault. We’ll get them back.”

“We need call Andi,” I said urgently, reaching for my phone. But Cal stopped me before I could make the call.

“No, See. Not yet.” He was grim-faced but resolute. “There’s nothing she can do from the arena, and if we tell her right now, she’s going to fall apart. It won’t help anything.”

“Oh my God, we just can’t keep from her that her children are missing, Cal! She’s their mother!” I insisted.

“And I am their goddamn father!” he snapped back. “And I am Andi’s husband. You need to back it the fuck up and put your fucking phone away, Seton, right the fuck now.”

“But —”

“Babe.” Grey’s hand was on my shoulder. “He’s right. Put it away.”

I gaped at them both. Not telling Andi that her babies were in danger felt like betraying her. But the set, determined look on both Cal and Grey’s faces brooked no argument. Silently, helplessly, I slipped my phone back into my pocket. I said a silent apology to Andi in my head, and a prayer for the girls’ safety. Please Lord, let us get them back before anything bad happens.

Cal turned to my husband and Zoe, suddenly all business. “How long ago did you see the Santa guy?”

“Maybe fifteen minutes ago,” Grey answered.

“I came back downstairs with Kendall about ten minutes ago,” Zoe hiccupped, rubbing a wet eye with the heel of her hand.

“And Lincoln said he saw the girls leave with him out that door,” Eva murmured, pointing. “He said they looked happy. So they must not have been struggling.”

“Fuck, of course not,” Cal muttered, raking a hand through his hair. “Who better to kidnap some fucking kids than Santa himself?”

“But why? Why would he kidnap them?” I cried.

“Who knows?” Grey said. “Money, maybe, if he knew they’re Andi’s kids. That’s the most likely answer. Or…”

He trailed off. Whatever else he was thinking, it was clear he decided it was better not to say it.

Levi and Cherish burst through the doors a second later, a sharply-dressed man in a suit trailing behind them. “This is Mr. Hassan, the hotel manager,” Levi said. “He says he doesn’t know of any employees at the hotel who have obvious tattoos, on their hands or anywhere else.”

“Not front-facing staff, anyway. It’s against our policy,” Mr. Hassan explained. “A few of our staff do have tattoos. But they are obliged to keep them covered when they are at work.”

“What about other employees?” Cal asked. “Maids, janitors, maintenance, kitchen staff?”

“Anyone who has contact with our guests would be subjected to that policy. But yes, possibly kitchen staff or some physical plant and maintenance workers could have more visible tattoos.”

“You must have security cameras here,” Moose broke in. “We need access. Need to see footage of all the entrances and exits for the last hour at least.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.