CHARLOTTE: Soul Sisters - Book One (The Soul Sisters 1) by Nicole James

Author:Nicole James [James, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nicole James
Published: 2021-07-28T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Daytona—

I pull up at Badlands with Lobo, Tin Man, Maker, Shine, and Reckless.

I’m off my bike in a split second and stalking to the boardwalk in front of the bar. I see the words, their dripping red letters smeared across the windows. It’s hard to miss. Rage floods my body. I want to hunt this motherfucker down and strangle the life out of him with my bare hands.

My eyes drop to the carcass and the pool of blood.

I kneel down and take a closer look. How this coyote was killed might give me a clue as to what kind of man I’m hunting.

Lobo squats down beside me. I lift a twisted, broken front paw. “What do you think? Steel trap?”

Lobo shakes his head. “Naw. There are too many injuries. I think a car hit it.”

“And all the blood?” I arc a brow.

He dips his finger in it and smells it. “That’s not blood. I’d bet it’s the fake stuff they sell in costume shops for Halloween.”

“So this motherfucker finds a road kill or hits it with his own car—happy accident for him, just what he needs—and drags it here.”

Lobo shrugs. “Or he hits the thing, and a light bulb goes off in his head. Decides to make use of it and throws it in his vehicle and drops it off. Does it up good with the fake blood to scare the shit out of her.”

I lift my chin to the windows. “He’s definitely sending a message.”

“Yup. Pretty clear it’s someone infatuated with her. Or just filled with anger and hatred, and she became an easy target for him—woman alone, isolated like she is out here.”

“I’ve got an idea where to start. Keep your eyes on the shack behind the gas station. I’m going to talk to her.”

“You got it.”

I stalk around the side of the building and make a beeline for the little white cottage. My boots thud on the steps. Before I reach the door, Trick swings it open, and I step inside.

Cherry is sitting on the sofa, rubbing her palms up and down her thighs. She looks nervous to see me, and after last night, I can understand why. I close the door and stand, staring at her. “This seems like a rejected lover or someone you may have turned down when he hit on you. Any ideas on that?”

“I can’t think of anyone.”

“When’s the last time you slept with a man?” My question has her eyes widening, and her gaze flicking to Trick. I look over at him. “Wanna give us a minute?”

He grins at Cherry. “Sure, Prez. Take all the time you need.”

I watch him go. Once the door closes behind him, I swivel back to her. “Talk.”

“Um. There hasn’t been anyone since Buck.”

“Buck. The guy who used to own Badlands?”

“Yes.”

“Heard he passed a while back. How many months has it been?”

“Almost a year.”

“And there’s been no one in all that time?”

She stands and paces, but the room’s not very big. “No. I told you already.

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