“I am certain that you and your brothers set her straight on that?”
“We did what we had to do to make her understand our commitment to her, Wyatt. She woke up having a nightmare and she said the guy’s name. She’s really worried about Ariel’s sister, Sage. She’s sixteen, and Lena was caring for her because Ariel was caught up with the gangbangers.”
“You’re going to have to bring Lena in. This detective from Detroit said that the person who anonymously called from our town gave the last name of the victim. When he checked it out, he found out that she doesn’t have any family. She lived in an orphanage and then took off with a few other teens and one younger kid.”
“That must be her sister Sage. Lena wants to go back to Detroit to find Sage.”
“Bring her in as soon as you can, and we’ll see what we can do to resolve this. I told the detective to give me some time.”
“Okay. They’re all sleeping now. I’ll have her into town in a couple of hours.”
* * * *
“So, the detective traced the call?” Bryant asked as he joined Kenny in the kitchen.
“Seems so,” Kenny replied, feeling angry.
“You look pissed. What else did Wyatt say?”
“That Ariel doesn’t have a family. She was living in an orphanage and then took off a few years back with some other teenagers.”
“So she lied about everything to Lena, maybe even about Sage?” Bryant asked.
“Exactly. I know she’s really upset and worried about this girl, but what the fuck? I mean Ariel lied about everything,” Kenny stated as he began to open up cabinets looking for coffee to make.
“But Lena still took care of Sage. It really wouldn’t matter if Ariel and her were sisters or not.”
“She’s sacrificed so much for people who lied to her.”
“She ran from us and doesn’t know what true love and commitment is. We have to help her understand, and I think last night was just the beginning,” Bryant added.
Kenny was quiet a minute.
“She sure did get you to come around.”
“She has a special ability. That’s why she’ll want to find Sage.”
“I have the feeling we’ll be taking a trip to Detroit.”
* * * *
Lena awoke, startled, and she instantly grabbed on to whatever was in front of her. The feel of rock-hard skin made her open her eyes. She immediately locked gazes with Blake.
He reached up to caress her cheek just as a hand caressed over her hip bone from behind her.
With a glance over her shoulder, she saw Quinn.
“You’re safe, Lena, and we’ve got you,” Blake told her. She closed her eyes and laid her head back down on the pillow. She kept them closed a few seconds as she relaxed her breathing then opened them to find Blake staring at her.
She co
uld feel her heart begin to pound inside of her chest. A nervous feeling filled her body, and as Quinn’s hand crawled over her belly to her breast, she rolled to her back.
She winced, realizing that her butt was kind of sore.
Quinn squeezed her breast then pinched the nipple between his thumb and forefinger.
“No more secrets.” Blake leaned toward her and kissed her on the mouth.