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“Molly—” Fuck, I was choking on these words. Dragging in a deep breath, I shoved my pain and grief down with the lungful of air. It was easier to concentrate on violence than goddamned pain. “Molly was shot this morning.”
“Jesus, fuck,” someone said.
“Is she okay? What about Rixon?”
“Molly… she didn’t make it.” I heaved a sigh, trying to erase her dead eyes from my mind. “She’s dead.”
The whole room was suddenly filled with calls for retribution. For revenge.
“Who the hell would target Molly?” Kai demanded.
“What the hell happened?” Mac asked.
I looked around the room, waiting for everyone to quiet down because repeating myself simply wasn’t a fucking option. I’d had to witness it. Rehashing the goddamned story because people weren’t listening was just not on my list of things to do. When I was sure everyone was listening, I said, “I was checking in with Rixon this morning. Molly answered the door, and just as she was about to let me in, she was shot.”
“Did you see who it was?” Sawyer asked.
“I didn’t.”
River asked, “What about the cops?”
“They came and took my statement. There’s a ball-busting bitch called Díaz investigating. She’s the same detective investigating D’s death.” Believe me, I saw the fucking irony.
“This is bad,” Mac muttered. “Taking out Rixon’s old lady? That’s cause for a war.”
Murmurs of assent bubbled up around the room.
“It had to be La Croix,” Nash said.
His brother, Xander, agreed. “La Croix has to be getting us back for blowing up his cook houseandthe stash house.”
“The hit on the truck transporting his meth down to Florida last night probably pissed him off, too,” Maverick added.
I looked to Gunnar since he hadn’t weighed in yet. “Thoughts?”
His green eyes traveled around the room before returning to my face. “I think La Croix and the Devils are our most likely suspect. Coupled with the death of your brother, shit is starting to look fucking personal.”
I met Silas’s gaze and he nodded, giving me the go-ahead.
“I’ll start preparing,” I said.
Silas adjourned the meeting, but I didn’t leave right away. I sat at the table, my eyes lingering on the worn surface where Rixon usually sat at the head. His whole fucking life changed this morning, and I hadn’t even got to tell him what I’d witnessed atMuse. All I knew was that Rixon was grieving, I’d lost another person who I loved, and the Savage Hunt were starting down a destructive path of retribution killings, brutal beatings, and a lot more funerals to attend.
Chapter 19
Alex
“Please tellme we’re going out to a bar tonight,” Bliss called from the office.
I shut the lid on my tool chest and walked through the adjoining door. “You’re underage,” I reminded her, lowering the zip on the front of my coveralls and fanning the fabric against my overheated skin.
She gave me a devilish smile and flipped her bubblegum-pink braid over her shoulder. “It’s never stopped me before.”
She had a point. Shaking my head, I said, “Not tonight, Bliss. I have things to do.”
She turned off the computer monitor and folded her arms across her chest. “Are you seeing Nick tonight?” she asked warily.
Her tone made me look at her more closely. “No. Why?”
