Page 44 of Peak’s Code

“Four,” Maeve corrected. Both men looked at her. “The person who installed the tracker knew.”

Captain’s face darkened. “The tracker was installed by a former prospect.”

“Former because he patched into the club?” Peak asked.

Captain shook his head. “Former because he disappeared four years ago.”

Silence descended over the motel room. “What was his name?” Maeve asked.

“Digger,” Captain said.

“What happened to him?” she asked.

“We thought he ran,” Captain breathed.

“But you no longer think that,” she said. Captain’s expression was answer enough.

Peak crossed to the window and checked the parking lot again. “If the enemy knows about the tracker, they can find us.”

“I disabled it before I knocked on your door,” Captain admitted.

“After driving directly here,” Maeve pointed out.

Captain cursed. “I circled for thirty minutes. Nobody followed me.”

“That you saw,” Maeve said. He shot her an angry look, but she refused to apologize. People who believed they could never be followed were usually the easiest to track.

Captain pulled his keys from his pocket. “You need to move.”

“Now?” Peak asked.

“Before daylight,” Captain said. Maeve looked toward the bed, and for one ridiculous moment, disappointment joined the fear twisting through her. She barely allowed herself to settle and hadn’t accepted that she could close her eyes for a few hours while someone else watched the door.

“We can’t keep running without a plan,” she said.

Captain nodded. “You have a few hours. I’ll send new coordinates before dawn.”

“For where?” Peak asked.

“A property nobody in the club knows about,” Captain assured.

“You just said someone inside the club is talking,” Peak reminded.

“Exactly why I didn’t say it belonged to the club.” Captain put his hat back on. “It belonged to my mother.”

Peak’s eyebrows rose. “You had a mother?” Captain gave him a look that would have frightened most people, but Peak just grinned. “Couldn’t resist.”

“Keep testing me, and you’ll find out why Warden isn’t the only man in this club who can make people disappear.” Despite everything, Maeve smiled. His gaze shifted from her to Peak and back again.

“Something funny?” he asked.

“No,” she said quickly.

“Good.” He walked to the door but stopped with his hand on the deadbolt. “Mercer gave us one more thing.”

Maeve’s smile disappeared. “What was it?”

“He said Wren wasn’t taken because of what she knew.”