Tried & True by Charlie Cochet

Author:Charlie Cochet [Cochet, Charlie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-64080-116-5
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2017-11-24T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

DEX STARED down at the jacket in his hands. His father’s jacket. Had the bloodstains on the chair come from Tony? They’d looked relatively fresh. Had Tony been there, or were the Makhai just playing games? They’d known Dex would be there. That’s why they’d left the note. Taunting him. Dex pulled off his helmet and threw it against the wall.

“That son of a bitch is toying with us!”

“Dex.”

Dex kicked at the scaffolding’s metal bars. “Motherfucker! Son of a fucking bitch!”

“Agent Daley!”

Dex jerked to a halt. He blinked at Sloane, then looked around him at the gathering crowd of pedestrians. Shit. Clearing his throat, he held up a hand. “Sorry. I’m sorry.”

“Hobbs, check the truck. I’m not taking any chances. As soon as it’s clear, we head back to HQ.” Sloane handed Dex his helmet and pulled Dex to one side, turning him toward the building so his bigger frame blocked the onlookers’ view of him. Despite his closeness and his hand on Dex’s arm, it just looked like he was having a quiet word with a team member rather than a lover. “I need you to keep it together, sweetheart. I know it’s shitty of me to ask you that, but we need to keep our heads if we’re going to find Tony. Yes, this is a setback, but we’ve been in tight spots before. We’ll find something.”

Dex nodded. He was pissed. No, he was beyond pissed. It was bad enough his father was in the hands of murderers; now they were taunting him, throwing his failures in his face. Dex swallowed hard, and he met Sloane’s gaze, allowing the love and support he saw there to wash over him, to bring some calm to his turmoil.

“We got nothing, Sloane.”

“So we go back to HQ, follow up with Sparks, see what’s happening on her end. I’m guessing the Chairman’s been in touch. Then we check in with Austen and see where he and his CIs are on locating that van. We can start with that and go from there, okay?” Sloane pulled their heads together, and Dex closed his eyes. He took a few deep breaths. When he was ready, he opened his eyes.

“Okay.”

“Dex?”

Dex turned to find his brother standing there, his gaze on the jacket in his hand. “Hey, Chirpy,” Dex said softly, walking to Cael.

“That’s Dad’s, isn’t it?”

“Yeah,” Dex replied quietly. As much as he didn’t want to add to his brother’s worry, he was done hiding the truth from Cael. “We found it on a chair inside. There were bloodstains. They looked fresh. I don’t know if the blood was Dad’s, or if the Makhai are just fucking with us, but….” Dex swallowed hard, and Cael sucked in a sharp breath, followed by another. Dex quickly pulled him into a hug, murmuring in his ear, “We’re going to find him, okay? He’s stronger than those assholes realize. This is Dad we’re talking about. He survived our teenage years, so he can survive anything.”

Cael sniffed and let out a quiet laugh.

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