Chapter 143

“Finally.” He sighed. “It was a fucking long, scary-ass day. But yeah, we’re on the road now. And I need to talk to you.”

It sounded serious, and Zy’s gut seized. “What’s up?”

“Kane and I connected with Valeria, and she got her son back. They left a few hours ago in a minivan. He plans to drive straight through. But I got word that the safe house they had for Valeria isn’t available anymore, so where do you want us to go?”

Good question.

“I’d ask one of the bosses,” Trees continued, “but with everything they have going on, I didn’t want to come to them with more problems.”

“Yeah. Let me…call Cutter. He’s a local boy, and he and Shealyn are back from their honeymoon.”

“And from what I heard, her sister’s wedding to Josiah got derailed by violence two days ago. They might be busy.”

“Well, we’re likely to have another situation like that on our hands if Cutter doesn’t spare me five minutes.”

Trees sighed. “True. Yeah, call him, then let K